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How to Wear: The Dress

As much as I would love to own every piece Threads by Nomad has made, this is a business. We have bills to pay and paychecks to write. Mom and I don't get one of everything, on the house. Instead, ...

How to Wear: The Crochet Shell

The pieces that sell online are not always the same as the pieces that sell at our pop up shops. We had a very successful event at Ascend Cycle in Alexandria, VA last night. Two pieces that got a l...

How to Wear: The Vest

Since we reviewed belting yesterday, I thought I'd go ahead and post the two belted looks back to back. Here, I belted both the cotton dress and the silk vest with an oversized leather belt. Severa...

How to Wear: The Pants, Again

Playing with proportions in clothing can be tricky. The rule of the 1990s and early 2000s that says if you wear volume on top you must wear something fitted below (and vice versa) no longer applies...

Popping Up in Alexandria

There are good people. And then there are good people who are always thinking of others and how they can help them and work together. And then there are good people who are always thinking of other...

How to Wear: Three Pieces

When I design a collection, I try really hard to ensure we are creating pieces that will work together. This is in part for branding and marketing purposes; a cohesive collection is obviously easie...

How to Wear: The Pants

In this second installment of our ten looks in ten days series, I have chosen to feature the pants. Once again, I kept it simple. A basic, ever-so-slightly distressed denim shirt and the same pair ...

How to Wear: The Cotton Tank

A while ago, we debuted a ten-day series on how to wear some of the pieces from our summer collection. Unfortunately, at the time, we hit a little bump in the road and had to postpone publishing th...

Custom Design Appointments

For those of you who don't know, my professional background is in marketing and branding. If I were my own branding client, I would tell me that the Threads by Nomad message is too expansive, we of...

The Wild Goose & A Common Purpose

As I write this I am sitting at the only restaurant in Hot Springs, NC that has a wifi connection. Population: 506 and zero cell phone service. But today, the restaurant and town are hopping, even...