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by erin | 06.20.2012

Ready for a day at the pool? Here’s a stylish ensemble for your favorite boy and girl!:

For the Boys:
Bobo Choses tank ($42) at Babybird
Sailboat swim trunks ($37) at Smallable
Sperry Top-Sider Halyard boat shoe ($25) at Bloomingdale’s

For the Girls:
Orange round sunglasses ($84) at Children Salon
Girls’ rope tank swimsuit ($40) at J. Crew
Strawberry sandals ($50) at Nordstrom

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HEY THERE, I’M ERIN

Design for Mankind is not a brand. There’s no sales funnel, no newsletter strategy, no editorial calendar, certainly no virtual assistant. It’s simply a place where I can work out what it means to be human, in fits and starts, all faults and furies. Occasionally, I speak worldwide. Every now and then, I design products. Sometimes, I write bestsellers. (Mostly, I burn the pancakes.)

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Author of Chasing Slow and founder of Other Goose, Erin Loechner has been blogging and speaking for more than a decade, garnering over one million fans worldwide. Her heartfelt writing and design work has been recognized in renowned international events for clients such as Walt Disney World, IKEA, Martha Stewart and Home Depot. Now nestled in a Midwestern town, Erin, her husband, and two kids strive for less in most areas except three: joy, grace, and goat cheese.

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