If you are invited to go to a party dressed up as one of the 50 States, which would you choose, and what would you dress as?  Our friend Naveen had such a party in 2006 (brilliant!) and he told us the story behind it all:

In April 2006, I became a citizen of the US and I decided to throw a party to celebrate. I didn’t have much time to travel cross-country (that was another thought) so I figured I’d make the states come to me. Everyone was told to “dress up” as a state.

What would I dress up as if I were to represent Alaska?  If I were a girl I can cop out and tie my hair up and put on some glasses and lipstick and wink a lot; I could go Eskimo but that’d just be rude; so I think I’d go for reindeers and put on some antlers.

We're Judy and Shawn. We're designers, we're parents, and we live in New York City.

We're reading the anthology State by State. This week we're reading and thinking about California.