As I am new both to the Omaha World-Herald and to Omaha, I have spent the last couple of weeks meeting with cool people who are doing interesting stuff and who seem to know EVERYONE (Omaha is such a big small town). Yesterday morning, I met with Meghann Schense -- writer, photographer, web girl, stylist, wearer of very cute leather leggings, and creator of the website Esoteric Velvet.
Meghann and I spent almost two hours drinking coffee in her gorgeous downtown studio, looking through her enormous collection of vintage clothes (many of her pieces she rents out for photo shoots and special events), discussing her plans for a roadtrip and thrifting adventure throughout the western United States this summer, and talking about Esoteric Velvet, which she originally envisioned as an online magazine highlighting Omaha culture and style. A year later, EV has "really snowballed into its own sort of thing," she said. She's in the process of redesigning the site to include an online store and hopes to expand it into sort of a directory of Omaha fashion and culture venues and events, in addition to the photo-filled blog posts that have traditionally made up the bulk of EV's content. She has contributors and interns, and she told me she has learned A LOT about web site design.
I suspect Meghann and I will see a lot of each other in the future, and I'm looking forward to seeing what she's wearing next time I run into her, too. Thanks for a great morning, Meghann!
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