About Us

Co-founders Katie McShane and Lois Eliason

The mission of POST- is to create accessories that are unique, fashionable and accessible for all women. Co-founders Katie McShane and Lois Eliason use their training as art historians to guide them in their creative process. Each collection by Post- pays tribute to key artists, works, and trends from diverse periods in history. Post-'s debut collections are a nod to the Italian Renaissance and 1960s pop culture movement.

KATIE AND LOIS

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: "The Virgin's Sacred Belt and the Fifteenth-Century Artistic Commissions at Santo Stefano, Prato" (2004)

Katie: "Mid-Twentieth Century Modernism: Edward Larrabee Barnes and the Walker Art Center" (2006)

Can't Live Without

Lois:
  • Frye Boots
  • Nikibiki camisoles
  • Halls Vitamin C Defense drops (Citrus)
  • Evan Healy Rose Vetiver Day Moisturizer
  • Ineeka Chamomile and Ma Chai tea
Katie:
  • Oatmeal and anything gummy
  • Corso Como ballet flats
  • Chanel lipstick
  • Smith's Rosebud lip salve
  • The New York Times, Sunday Edition

Favorite TV

Lois: Mad Men

Katie: Entourage

Reading List

Lois:
  • Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha
  • F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tender is the Night
  • Dalai Lama, Freedom in Exile: The Autobiography of the Dalai Lama
  • 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
  • John Irving, A Prayer For Owen Meany

Always in My Purse

Lois:
  • Bobbi Brown "Pink Beige"
  • MAC "Desire"
  • Paper Mate medium point pens
  • a current day planner
  • Tums
Katie:
  • Anything MAC
  • collection of rosaries
  • photos of my daughter
  • green apple gum
  • goldfish

Places I've Lived

Lois:
  • California
  • New Jersey
  • the Netherlands
  • Italy
Katie:
  • Indiana
  • Illinois
  • Connecticut
  • Italy

Vacation Destination

Lois: Blue Lagoon, Iceland

Katie: Lourdes