50 Tips for Living in a Van and Loving It

September 1, 2017By Taylor Swope

Some people have vacation homes.  Other people – like me – have old vans in which they can’t wait to spend their time off driving around remote locales.  Having recently returned from a quick summer vacation van camping in Northern California, I’d like to share with you some of my tips for making the most out of living in a tiny space on a wheels. Read More

The Jim Henson Company Taps Apparel and Home Goods Retailer Little Hippie

July 19, 2017By LITTLE HIPPIE

The Jim Henson Company has signed Little Hippie, as apparel and home goods licensee, to create new lines of merchandise featuring their beloved classic brands Labyrinth and Fraggle Rock.

The lines will include infant and toddler apparel, adult apparel, accessories and home goods for direct and online sales, as well as selected specialty and mid-tier retail locations nationwide. Apparel sizes range from infant, toddler and youth with coordinating adult styles. The home goods line will include Little Hippie’s signature woven cotton blankets, fleece blankets, tapestries, bed linens, posters; the accessory collection will include pins, tote bags and hats.

Thoughts on Long Strange Trip

June 15, 2017By Taylor Swope

When the long awaited, highly anticipated Grateful Dead documentary, Long Strange Trip, had its premiere at Sundance a few months ago, I was lucky enough to attend and sit in on a post-film talkback with the director, Amir Bar-Lev. I’ve thought about the film a lot since then, and I shared those thoughts with Jambands. … Read More

CEG Sophia Amoruso Rallies Girlbosses in DTLA

March 13, 2017By Taylor Swope

Chief Executive Girlboss, Sophia Amoruso, got her big girl pantsuit on – well, technically it was a romper – on March 4 at the first official Girlboss Rally in Los Angeles. She looked like she felt empowered in it. I flew out from New York to attend the first of what’s likely to be many Girlboss Rallies, and … Read More

Fund Dreaming with Entrepreneurs Taylor Swope and Yulia Laricheva

February 28, 2017By Taylor Swope

I recently got together with Yulia Laricheva to record an episode of her new podcast, Dream Nation. Yulia is the founder of Fund Dreamer, a global crowdfunding platform for social impact, open to all, promoting woman and diversity-led projects. In our conversation, I tell Yulia about my journey as an artist, growing up in a creative … Read More

SoFar Sounds @ the Little Hippie Loft

February 17, 2017By Laurie Kammer

Have you been lucky enough to experience SoFarSounds in a city near you? These musical experiences are popping up all over the world, in 316 cities!  Our creative founder and advocate of all things music or art related, Taylor Swope, has been fortunate enough to host a few of these intimate gigs in the Little … Read More

How Nasty Gal Could Become a Nasty Woman

February 9, 2017By Taylor Swope

The womenswear line Nasty Gal filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in November 2016, the same day half the nation mourned the evaporated hope of a first female presidency. I know I’m not alone in wondering whether founder and self-proclaimed Girlboss Sophia Amoruso can still claim her title now. I believe the answer is yes, but ultimately that’s … Read More

Little Hippie’s Social Media Policy

February 1, 2017By Taylor Swope

One of the things we’re most proud of at Little Hippie is our Facebook community. Little Hippie’s Facebook page currently reaches an average of 250k people a week and sometimes twice that. We seek to deliver news that will not only uplift you, but will also encourage you to be creative contributing members of society. … Read More