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  Last weekend I had the amazing opportunity to bring some of my favorite pieces from the fall collection with me to Chicago for a girls trip with my oldest friends.  Here are the highlights of six different women’s Nine56 street style. The Lindsay sweater was a hit with everyone.  Its roomy silhouettes makes it the perfect piece for layering.  Katie paired it with a fitted white turtleneck.  It was amazing to see the pop of white on the sleeve and neck under the textured dark sweater.  She twisted her hair into a ponytail with a pair of statement earrings.  Katie threw together this look about 10 minutes before dinner and looked absolutely stunning.  The best part of this low...

Last week I was able to take a break from all of the madness that goes with being an entrepreneur and focus on the one day that everyone told me was going to be the best day of my life, my wedding day.   I tried hard not to set too high of expectations for the day.  Instead of focusing on everything being perfect, I wanted to just enjoy everything that was happening.   It was, without a doubt, the most perfect and wonderful day that I have ever experienced so far in my life.  Although it rained most of the week before, we had the most beautiful day.  I could not have requested more perfect weather: 72 and completely...

Last week, as I was getting ready for the nine56 studio pre-shop, I had a moment of reflection that I posted about on my personal social media accounts.  My thoughts from that moment have lingered with me as I am about to enter into the final week of my engagement to my fiancé. I knew that I wanted to marry my fiancé after only a month of dating him.  We had said “I love you” in that time, we were each others best friends.  He was something I was so certain of and I have never questioned that.  Although we have different view points on many topics and tend to have different ideas on how to do things, we always...

Minneapolis Spring 2017 fashion week is just around the corner. It is a week that will mark the first time that nine56 studio is out in the physical world.   It is a terrifying and invigorating idea, that for the first time the product that I have been working so hard to create, will be in the hands and eyes of those who I created it for.  Although there is no way I can be fully prepared for how the markets will go, I am very excited that no matter what the outcome, I will be able to take away new findings about how women are interacting with my garments and get a better direction of how my brand will...

I wanted to take this blog post to write about my own closet.   In this time of highly polarized conversations happening throughout our country daily, I think it is more important than ever to have integrity in our words and in our actions.   Being a part of the sustainable movement in fashion was something that was always very appealing to me when I was in school.  However, it wasn’t until I was able to see into the industry that I realized that a truly sustainable label, from sourcing fabrics, to the amount of waste created on the cut floor, to how the garment is being made, is almost impossible for existing brands to transition to.   I had...

I found myself, early on a Wednesday morning standing in front of my kitchen counter with a machine that resembled a small spaceship.  Next to me was a pile of carrots that I had just washed.  I turned on our new juicer and I pushed the first carrot into the turning blade.  Day one of the cancer fighting diet had begun. When my family first found out about my dad’s cancer, we were overwhelmed.  We were overwhelmed with the news of sickness but also with the seemingly endless alternative methods to fighting cancer and the pressure to do the ‘right thing’ to save my dad. I learned a new word during this time in our cancer battle.  That word was...

2016 was a year that was filled with a lot of good things for me. I graduated college with a degree that I am excited about.  I got a job with a brand that I really believe in. I celebrated a one year anniversary with my boyfriend who I love very much. I started my own business. Despite these landmark events, however, I stumble into 2017 with many loose ends.   I embark into the adventure of 2017 with my head a mess, my emotions dizzying, in constant pursuit of the best strategy with which to tackle the questions that life has presented me.   Since the moment I decided to start nine56 studio, I was suddenly facing many unexpected...

    When I was younger, and actually up until only a few months ago, my grandmother was always interested by whatever creative endeavor I was exploring that day.   She would always say to me that she hoped she lived long enough to see what I ended up doing with my life.  As the fates would have it, she passed away on the Monday after I had my first photoshoot for nine56.   In honor of her fighting spirit and her grace, I am dedicating my first collection to my grandmother, Mary Margaret Floersch.  I have named all of the styles after her family members and the people who were important to her.   My grandmother was loved by...