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Meredith Melling

Former Vogue editor and Co-founder of La Ligne.

05/26/2026

A wet kick off to summer but spirits weren’t dampened!

05/17/2026

Happy 50th Anniversary to my favorite place !! I was so honored when and asked and me to record an episode of The Blackberry Podcast together to celebrate this milestone.

My love story with Blackberry Farm dates back to 2016 when and I hosted our “wedding not wedding” there. I think we threw a party the likes of which BF had not seen on the property before. In fact, according to Farm lore, they were finding little colorful feathers strewn across the property for months afterwards. Lily, of course, was there to celebrate with us.

Lily and I have both returned to Blackberry Farm (and Mountain) many times since then. We share a love for the food, the southern hospitality, Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains, and the musical talents the properties attract. This year, we were lucky enough to travel back there together again to celebrate ANOTHER anniversary, ‘s 10th!

We photographed Lily in various locations all over the property, wearing the collection she designed in collaboration with La Ligne (which btw sold out in one week!). We playfully recreated some moments from my wild weekend celebration, but this time we were sure to not leave any traces behind.

If you’re curious, listen to our episode at the link in my bio. Our conversation certainly covers the world of fashion, but also explores friendship, motherhood and more.

❤️

04/06/2026

How it started…

It’s funny/annoying how few pictures I took in 2016 - the year we launched - but I managed to find some gems…

Slide 1: We launched La Ligne out of my living room. Valerie and Molly had this custom vase made for me when we finally secured office space. This vase now lives on our Madison Avenue store.

Slide 2: Practicing wrapping orders for the warehouse.

Slide 3: We asked to give bangs for our launch campaign to make her look “more French.”

Slide 4: My girls are still my best models. I love how they wear the clothes.

Slide 5: We hand wrapped baby baguettes for our launch press breakfast.

Slide 6: A sweet note from my boss

Slide 7: holding India in her Met Gala fitting. The dress was designed in collaboration with .christopherdevos

Slide 8: in her Met Gala afterparty look - a La Ligne tee and skirt.

Slide 9:

Slide 10: La team modeling our upcycled SOS (Save Our Stripes) Tees.

Slide 11: La Bande member modeling our straw tote.

Slide 12: We tie-dyed our inventory ourselves in Molly’s backyard for our Hamptons pop up.

Slide 13: Our summer outpost in the cabana behind Montauk. We hand painted the bicycles and the sign (on a piece of found driftwood).

Slide 14: We brought our kids to work, and friends brought their kids to support. The kids stayed in the picture.

Slide 15: La Bande LA.

Slide 16: My heart

Slide 17: Our inaugural Halloween-igne. Still my favorite day in the office.

Slide 18: I’m with . Our PR advised us to not get political as a new brand. Oh well!

Side 19: Je suis avec and - ALWAYS!!!
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!

Slide 20: A failed attempt to La Ligne-ify my holiday card.

04/04/2026

Spring Breakers 🤙

03/19/2026

Florals for spring!

Thanks for having me

03/04/2026

This one goes out to my sweet friend, the most amazing human ✌️ I first met Lily when I was at Vogue and Anna asked me to dress her for the Met… the morning of the Met. Now this might have been stressful had it been anyone other than Lily, but every dress option we had in the Vogue closet was stunning on her (duh) and she was graciously happy to wear whatever Vogue felt was right for the theme (in this case a distrssed sequin, backless Cavali). It was Lily’s first Met and she was understandably nervous, so we decided to attend together and get her comfortably situated inside. We soon found (and a splash of tequila) and off she went - it was the first of many Met Galas to come, and the start of a beautiful friendship.

In 2014, when Valerie and I first left Vogue, we started styling. It was the early days of Instagram and after a long period of celebrities dominating magazine covers and ad campaigns, models were having a resurgence. Models were naturals at the visual language of Instagram and becoming brands unto themselves, requiring them to the shape and develop their personal style. Lily was one of our first styling clients, and we certainly made some magic - from “bleaching” her eyebrows gold for the Met to glueing flowers on her for Save Venice, and many moments in between.

When Valerie, Molly and I brought to life in 2016, we asked Lily to be the first face of our new brand. We shoot her with a je ne sais quoi fringe compliments of bringing our cool French girl aesthetic to life.

Work aside, Lily and I have a shared love for . We are frequent guests (the frist slide is of us at my unconventional “wedding” at Blackberry Farm in 2016) and recently recorded an episode together for the Farm’s podcast with (stay tuned!).

And today, in a full circle moment, we launched x - designed by Lily, photographed at Blackberry Farm, and feted last night at our store in Nashville. Check it out ✌️

02/13/2026

Out of Commission! I am so proud of you and everything you accomplished in your four years as Commissioner of . You left a lasting mark on this city. We ❤️ NY! Now get some sleep.

01/15/2026

There are friends, there is family, and then there are friends who become family.“

John became family to me. He became family to so many of us. And how blessed so many of us were for it.

Sweet, soulful, introspective, creative, empathetic, generous, vulnerable, curious, poetic John Forté. How blessed so many of us were to be in his orbit.

John was an adoring father, an accomplished musician, an activist and an unparalleled model for my wares (especially when captured by the lens of beautiful ). How blessed I felt to collaborate with him.

Three years ago, when we reluctantly said goodbye to my mother-in-law, we played John’s album Riddem Drive on repeat in her hospital room. Jill LOVED John. At parties, the two would sneak off, only to re-emerge in a cloud of smoke, giggling like school children.

How blessed we are to imagine they are together somewhere now, taking comfort in one another, giggling like school children.

Please consider donating to the Go Fund Me page (linked in my bio) to support his beautiful family.

💔

12/08/2025

Californians really know how to Christmas 🎄

11/22/2025

No longer my perfect teenager. Happy 20th (!!!) to the GOAT 🎈

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