If you know me you know my style can best be described as “effortless”. Especially as I have grown older I have really started to embrace two main philosophies to fashion: #1- less is more #2 quality over quantity. To me, this means investing in great pieces that are timeless, washable, wear well and pack well, and look good season after season.

Last Summer I found Frank and Eileen and it was a game changer. I loved their pretty color palette (pastels and basics), all-natural fabrics (linen and cotton), and cool designs. I started to wear them everywhere and they wore just so well, they actually look better with time.

Frank & Eileen was born in 2009 when former engineer Audrey McLoghlin sought to reinvent the button-up for women —a category previously focused solely on men. Inspired by Audrey’s Irish grandparents—the brand namesakes, Frank & Eileen—they have grown slowly and intentionally from our best-Italian-fabric-in-the-world-obsessed beginnings. Now a globally recognized fashion brand, Frank & Eileen is a certified woman-owned, women-led business that has retained 100% ownership while working with the same ethical, sustainable manufacturers for over a decade. Our mission is to model and support female entrepreneurship as a force for good—all from their family-friendly headquarters in sunny California.

As I have grown older I have really started to embrace two main philosophies to fashion: #1- less is more #2 quality over quantity.

You know I am all about California cool so here are a few of my favorites for the Season…

Lived in Linen

Imagine the beauty of linen – one step further. Lived-in Linen is more washed, more tumbled, and more lived-in. This outrageously soft fabrication is airy on the body and looks as good at the end of the day as it did at the start. it’s truly my favorite fabric from F & E.

Part of being sustainable since the start is about fanatically seeking out the world’s best textile and production partners. Frank and Eileen is so proud that every fabric we produce in Italy can be traced down to the field of its origin and meets the Oeko-Tex® Standard 100 global certification for the absence of harmful chemicals.

And five years ago, when introducing the knitwear capsule, they looked at none other than their backyard. Because sunny California produces the most superlative knitted garments in the world, they chose to partner with Los Angeles-based artisans. Every piece is knit, sewn, washed, and dyed locally—creating jobs and demanding B Corp-approved fair labor practices from our partners. As they expand into new design categories, the team is dedicated to continuing our journey to use female entrepreneurship as a force for good.

The Ethos

Women-Own and Led

Frank and Eileen is a woman-owned company with a leadership team that is 100% female. How cool is that! To support young parents, they actually built a life-size, two-story, fully-stocked dollhouse in our headquarters for new mothers to breastfeed, pump, or simply spend time with their babies, preventing work and life from being at odds with one another.

Like TGW, F&E believes women are changing the world. Frank & Eileen is proud to pledge $10 million over the next 10 years to nurture the female leaders of tomorrow. EDUCATE OUR GIRLS, CHANGE OUR WORLD.

Sustainable, slow fashion

We believe in building wardrobes — and businesses — with integrity. From day one, Frank & Eileen has partnered exclusively with ethical and sustainable manufacturers to craft pieces using the finest raw materials found in nature.

F&E is incredibly proud to be a B Corp. Their impact score among globally recognized U.S. apparel companies trails only Patagonia, and we received the highest impact score for any woman-owned U.S. fashion brand.

Read more about the brand ethos and mission.

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