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	&lt;p&gt;Co-Founders Katie McShane and Lois Eliason met when Katie enrolled in a graduate seminar on Italian Renaissance Sculpture led by Lois. Katie and Lois&amp;#8217;s common interest in art history as well as fashion and design is the foundation for Post- accessories. Katie has a M.A. in Art History, and Lois holds a Ph.D. in Art History. In addition to developing their business, Katie and Lois enjoy being mothers to their daughters, Frankie and Emi.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Graduate Thesis Title:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lois:&lt;br /&gt;&amp;#8220;The Virgin&amp;#8217;s Sacred Belt and the Fifteenth-Century Artistic Commissions at Santo Stefano, Prato&amp;#8221; (2004)&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;Katie:&lt;br /&gt;&amp;#8220;Mid-Twentieth Century Modernism: Edward Larrabee Barnes and the Walker Art Center&amp;#8221; (2006)&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Can&amp;#8217;t Live Without&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lois:&lt;br /&gt;Ineeka Chamomile &amp;#38; Ma-Chai tea&lt;br /&gt;Evan Healy Tea Tree gel cleanser&lt;br /&gt;OMgirl clothing&lt;br /&gt;Dermalogica Power Rich&lt;br /&gt;Odwalla Super Protein drink&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;Katie:&lt;br /&gt;Organic peanut butter toast&lt;br /&gt;E! News&lt;br /&gt;Chanel Pro Lumiere foundation&lt;br /&gt;Smith&amp;#8217;s Rosebud lip salve&lt;br /&gt;The New York Times, Sunday Edition&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Favorite TV&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lois:&lt;br /&gt;Mad Men&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;Katie:&lt;br /&gt;Entourage&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reading List&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lois:&lt;br /&gt;Axel Madsen, &lt;em&gt;Chanel: A Woman of Her Own&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Amanda Vaill, &lt;em&gt;Everybody was So Young&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Malcolm Gladwell, &lt;em&gt;The Tipping Point&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;Katie:&lt;br /&gt;Nancy Milford, &lt;em&gt;Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nancy Milford, &lt;em&gt;Zelda: A Biography&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anton Gill, &lt;em&gt;Art Lover: A Biography of Peggy Guggenheim&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Always in My Purse&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lois:&lt;br /&gt;Bobbi Brown &amp;#8220;Pink Beige&amp;#8221;, &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;MAC &lt;/span&gt;&amp;#8220;Desire&amp;#8221;, Halls Defense Vitamin C, Uniball Fine Point pens, Tums&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;Katie:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;MAC &lt;/span&gt;&amp;#8220;Sonic Vibe&amp;#8221; and &amp;#8220;Fulfilled&amp;#8221;, collection of rosaries, photos of my baby, unsalted almonds and walnuts&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Places I&amp;#8217;ve Lived:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lois: California, New Jersey, the Netherlands, Italy&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;Katie: Indiana, Illinois, Connecticut, Italy&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Vacation Destination&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lois: Cyprus&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;Katie: Bali&lt;/p&gt;


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Co-Founders Katie McShane and Lois Eliason met when Katie enrolled in a graduate seminar on Italian Renaissance Sculpture led by Lois. Katie and Lois's common interest in art history as well as fashion and design is the foundation for Post- accessories. Katie has a M.A. in Art History, and Lois holds a Ph.D. in Art History. In addition to developing their business, Katie and Lois enjoy being mothers to their daughters, Frankie and Emi.

*Graduate Thesis Title:*
Lois:
&quot;The Virgin's Sacred Belt and the Fifteenth-Century Artistic Commissions at Santo Stefano, Prato&quot; (2004)

Katie:
&quot;Mid-Twentieth Century Modernism: Edward Larrabee Barnes and the Walker Art Center&quot; (2006)

*Can't Live Without*
Lois:
Ineeka Chamomile &amp; Ma-Chai tea
Evan Healy Tea Tree gel cleanser
OMgirl clothing
Dermalogica Power Rich
Odwalla Super Protein drink

Katie:
Organic peanut butter toast
E! News
Chanel Pro Lumiere foundation
Smith's Rosebud lip salve
The New York Times, Sunday Edition

*Favorite TV*
Lois:
Mad Men

Katie:
Entourage

*Reading List*
Lois:
Axel Madsen, _Chanel: A Woman of Her Own_
Amanda Vaill, _Everybody was So Young_
Malcolm Gladwell, _The Tipping Point_

Katie:
Nancy Milford, _Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay_
Nancy Milford, _Zelda: A Biography_
Anton Gill, _Art Lover: A Biography of Peggy Guggenheim_ 

*Always in My Purse*
Lois:
Bobbi Brown &quot;Pink Beige&quot;, MAC &quot;Desire&quot;, Halls Defense Vitamin C, Uniball Fine Point pens, Tums

Katie:
MAC &quot;Sonic Vibe&quot; and &quot;Fulfilled&quot;, collection of rosaries, photos of my baby, unsalted almonds and walnuts

*Places I've Lived:*
Lois: California, New Jersey, the Netherlands, Italy

Katie: Indiana, Illinois, Connecticut, Italy

*Vacation Destination*
Lois: Cyprus

Katie: Bali

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