
In Honor of Design
September 11, 2015We were thrilled to be a part of Rocco's arrival! This handsome fella is sporting our baby cap, long sleeve lap shoulder crawler and rib baby leggings. Read about Rocco and his wonderful family on the beautiful blog, In Honor of Design! http://inhonorofdesign.com
Find out what is best for your baby (and save this note for future reference!)
June 09, 2015We recently partnered with goop and HATCH to prepare a guide to the best non-toxic products around.
Goop's fantastic editors asked for the help of renowned pediatrician Dr. Harvey Karp, the creator of the bow-at-its-feet brilliant Happiest Baby on the Block empire who is well aware of what little ones face in terms of the toxins around. Dr. Karp also provided some great advice on breastfeeding! Christopher Gavigan, co-founder of The Honest Company, takes us through the intricacies of diapering and other non-toxic choices for little ones.
There is great advice on everything from diapers, bottles, toys, blankets. As a new mother, you will be keeping this note and share it with friends, because it's everything you need to know to get you started in the parenting ladder.
Read the article in full here and share your own recommendations with us!
with love
flora and henri
Our Pinterest Winner revealed!
May 21, 2015Thank you to everyone who created those beautiful "Inspired by flora and henri" mood boards on Pinterest!
We are impressed with your talent for mixing images that portray your own aesthetic and our flora and henri brand. We absolutely loved them all!
Our winner this time is the wonderful board create by paper*etoile !!!
We want to give a shout-out to these amazing boards too: Celina Bailey, Kate Greiner, Little Kin Journal and Natalie Whang for their beautiful work. You made it very hard for us to choose!
Thank you again and we look forward to another Pinterest round!!
Love
- Alessandra
Chicago Happenings
May 19, 2015Jane and I couldn’t have had a better time in the Windy City!
My list: incredible blue skies, runs along Lake Michigan, delicious food (Girl and the Goat, Maude, Formentos), reunions with old friends, intros to new, shopping excursions (Jayson Home, Apt. No. 9, Ikram, Blake), wandering around the stunning Millennium Park, and every night collapsing into the comfiest of beds at the lovely Park Hyatt.
Oh, yeah, and we also hosted an event at the Goop Pop Up!
Check out some of our phone pictures!
Love,
- Amy
Pin and Win your favorite Flora and Henri piece!
May 07, 2015Come and Pin with us
who love beautiful things as much as we do.
How about joining us for a Pinterest adventure?
We have just rolled out a contest to all our customers to make a
Pinterest Mood Board
The board you create on Pinterest must include
one or more items from our children's collection
which you can find on our website
www.florahenri.com
The winning board will receive their favorite flora and henri item
(featuring on the board) for free.

Start pinning and remember to share your board with us on Pinterest.
The winning board will be announced on May 21st!
Yes!
May 04, 2015It's just natural that our bodies rhythm changes with the seasons. we "earn" a few pounds to help us through the winter months and "misplace" (hopefully a similar amount) come summer.
Fashion magazines however will stress and remind us that we need to get our bodies summer ready, and with it comes the anxiety, the hunger and, yes, the guilt.
That is why, Amy, Jane and I were so happy to read this article by Veronique Hayland, "How to Get Your Body Caftan-Ready for Summer". Now that's a feeling we can look forward to! Beautiful and comfortable.
I love the Cut's steps to getting your body ready, (specially number 5):
1. Select a caftan of your chosen gauge and length. Stroke its gauzy fabric and whisper into its folds.
2. Let your flesh settle into the crevices of your comfortable, comfortable caftan.
3. Crumbs? Let them fall where they may, swaddled in your caftan.
4. Throw out your razor.
5. Throw out your bra.
6. Throw out the aloe vera lotion you bought last summer. You will not be getting sunburned this summer.
7. Release your inhibitions. Feel the rain on your skin.
For our own tunics and lovely clothes for women, click here: flora femme collection
Read the whole article here and let us know your thoughts!
- Alessandra
flora and henri at goop pop in chicago! Join us from april 25th - May 10th
April 24, 2015You've heard of it, you've seen our posts!
We are excited to join 3.1 Phillip Lim, Stella McCartney, HATCH Maternity and other wonderful brands at the latest goop pop!
We are truly honored to be the only children brand at the event and we look forward to meeting anyone coming to visit us in Chicago.
So, yes, come see us if you happen to be in the area. We'd love for you to say hi!
the flora and henri team!
Civility, a thing of the past? (we hope not)
March 13, 2015Peter Miller, author, inspired cook and owner of Peter Miller books in Seattle wrote an article back in 2010 that we just can't seem to stop revisiting. His take on the changes our society is experiencing and its impact on our own civil manners is worth it's weight in gold.
" ... Today, there is the technological sophistication to watch a first run movie on one’s phone, yet to have only the merest notion of manners and no sense that you should have sense. One complexity has overwhelmed another; distraction has deleted consciousness and form..."
Miller goes to explain in more detail a few of the rules he hopes are maintained by our society. Through his humor and seriousness we get to see that sadly some of these ideals are on their way out, unless we decide that they should stay and help us all remain more civil.
You can find Millers full article here http://crosscut.com/2010/01/how-did-we-forget-civility/
And for those looking for ideas on how to do lunch properly, Miller's book Lunch at the Shop, gives us a number of recipes that can be made without a kitchen. As Jane Hall, from Remodelista, highlights on her article about Miller's book, it is a moment set aside, away from the computer and the clock.
How deliciously indulgent.
Our thoughts ... our destiny
March 10, 2015Somedays we look back and see what we have become. We look back and ask ourselves, how did we get here?
Jane shared this quote with us recently and I thought, how beautifully and simply put ... We are truly the masters of our destiny.
Watch your thoughts; they become words.
Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits.
Watch your habits; they become character.
Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.
(Attributed to Lao - Tzu)
That BUSY word
March 05, 2015Jane recently received this article from her friend Mary Ann. Take a moment to read it and consider just how "busy" you are...
... This disease of being “busy” (and let’s call it what it is, the dis-ease of being busy, when we are never at ease) is spiritually destructive to our health and wellbeing. It saps our ability to be fully present with those we love the most in our families, and keeps us from forming the kind of community that we all so desperately crave..."
...I am not asking how many items are on your to-do list, nor asking how many items are in your inbox. I want to know how your heart is doing, at this very moment. Tell me. Tell me your heart is joyous, tell me your heart is aching, tell me your heart is sad, tell me your heart craves a human touch. Examine your own heart, explore your soul, and then tell me something about your heart and your soul...
Here is the link to the full story http://www.onbeing.org/blog/the-disease-of-being-busy/7023
Tell us what you think. Enjoy today! and every time that you are tempted to say "I am so busy" think again ... tell us about your heart.
a poem
March 05, 2015We carry a beautiful book of poems by Mary Oliver in the store called “A Thousand Mornings”. Below is another of Oliver’s poems, not included in the edition we carry. Amy sent it to me a few years ago, at a moment where I needed comfort, grounding and a connection. I think it is a poem that all women should carry in our back pocket.--Jane
" ... I was trying to do a certain kind of construction. Nevertheless, once I started writing the poem, it was the poem. And I knew the construction well enough that I didn't have to think about, just if I need an end-stopped line here or... It just worked itself out the way I wanted for the exercise. That's kind of a secret. But it's the truth. It was there in me. Yes. Once I heard those geese, and said that line about anguish. Where that came from, I don't know... "
As told to Trent Gillis from On Being www.onbeing.org
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