Tonight's meeting!

So, tonight I have a meeting with James Hill of High Cotton Ties to discuss their upcoming feature in FOLK Magazine. Look for pictures later. Gina Young, my fellow fashion blogger and FOLK Magazine contributor will be going with me. Look for her upcoming blog Bowtied Belle soon! Here are a couple of videos about High Cotton, the first about its history and the second about their work with their new project "From Dirt to Shirt" which we'll talk about tonight. Enjoy!

FOLK Magazine Issue IV: Country Comforts!

Hey y'all! Exciting news of the day, Issue IV of FOLK is coming soon! We just wrapped up layouts and there is plenty of interesting content to look forward to, including a short editorial by yours truly about "Why I Love Fashion" and a Blog Life page featuring Kiel James Patrick's namesake, Kiel James Patrick, and Sarah Vickers for their wonderful blogs as well as Unabashedly Prep's F.E. Castleberry! The pieces are a short teaser of a feature that we hope to do with the trio and will be in our January/February 2013 Issue. Find more information about ordering the March/April Issue at our blog by clicking here or on the cover below! 

What I Wore: The day we got our first issue of FOLK Magazine!

I decided to do a 'What I Wore' on this picture that was taken on the day we got our first shipment of FOLK Magazine Issue 1. People are always asking specifics about what I was wearing, so I thought it best to list it all here.


Wednesday September 7, 2011
Exhibit A:

Cotton V-Neck Sweater in Wheat (J.Crew, sale price $29.50),
 Dress Shirt in Small Grey Stripe (J.Crew, sale price $19.50),
Grey Classic Khaki (Gap, sale price $29.00),
Town & Country Wellington in Burnt Orange (Barbour, $110.00)

My First Post

Hey Everyone,

I hope that this blog finds you well and that you'll be happy to hear a little about me and this blog. I am writing my first post while most people my age are in class, but I am taking the semester off to figure out what i want to do with my life.

My name is Heath Stiltner, and until about 11 months ago I am sure hardly anyone knew who I was. I was just another 20-year-old college junior attending a prestigious independent school in the south. Flash forward a couple months and my best friend Ben Ashby and I started a new American Lifestyle magazine called FOLK Magazine. It was to be a fun summer project but when our facebook numbers grew from 2 to 2,500 in less than a week we knew it was something we had to jump into headfirst.

A few months later and one year older and I am writing, traveling, photographing, and setting up a shop for the magazine. I am currently the Fashion Director of the magazine and I spend all of the free time that I rarely get reading fashion blogs and boring Pinterest users with my interests.

Until recently I had no idea what I wanted to do. My hiatus from school and a major in Art History had me baffled as to what would lie ahead of me after my college career came to a close. The only option I saw for myself was to make my own future, so that's why I am here writing this blog.

I am an aspiring fashion blogger and fashion creator. I have spent years sketching, planning, and dreaming up a concept that I could bring to the American audience and I am finally putting that dream into action. In this blog I will document my daily life, the life of a magazine contributor and aspiring designer.

Buckle up, here we go!

Heath Stiltner

FOLK Magazine, Fashion Director.

P.S. find me and the magazine at the following places!

Me:

Pinterest

Facebook

Twitter

Magazine:

http://www.facebook.com/WEAREFOLK

http://www.americanfolklife.blogspot.com

http://www.magazinebyfolk.com

FOLK Pinterest