Sail away with Veja
A new Veja shoe for the summer ! Still in organic cotton canvas with a vulcanized wild Amazonian rubber sole, it is called the Veja Mediterranée. This crossover between a sneaker and a boat shoe will for sure appeal to all little boat lovers and sneakers collectors.
Mono-brand vs Multi-brand
I love multi-brand stores. Sadly, they are becoming rare, except online. It is obviously easier to manage one single brand than 20 or more. But it is so less attractive from a consumer's perspective. Something that the US based brand JCrew understood well.
Prune, 11 years old – Paris, France
Prune (La prune actually, which is a nickname) is the kindest girls on earth, always attentive to other people's well being. She also has greats principles and she can be quite rigid about them. High school is a bit hard sometimes as she can't stand people who don't listen and…
Inspired by Childhood Memories
Eva Karayannis from Caramel Baby&Child was lucky for the party she hosted at her Notting Hill store last week: the sun finally showed up that exact same day. The reason for the party was to celebrate a dress created for the Naked Heart Foundation, inspired by the childhood…
European Trade Show Calendar June-August 2012
It's show season again, a marathon for exhibitors and buyers who will travel from London to Copenhagen via Florence, Amsterdam, Paris and Barcelona. And that's for Europe only. Other trade shows will also take place in New York and Tokyo. Here's a quick overview.
Eenymeeny Land
I had never heard of Eenymeeny until I visited Tufnell Park, a residential neighborhoud near Camden. The area is very green and full of families with young kids. This is London : so spread out with lots of hidden things to discover.
New York Pop Up
Atsuyo et Akiko, Les Pompons de Violette, Tamar Mogendorf, Lucky Fish and Wovenplay set up their own little POP UP SHOP this Wednesday, May 23, 2012. 9 am to 3 pm at 56 Walker Street, New York, NY 10013. Pass the word!
Introduction to Farm Life in France
How about unpluging yourself from the urban craze and enjoying the very best of the countryside ? Un Lit au Pré (« A Bed in a Meadow ») offers stays in small-scale French farms. A unique Art de Vivre experience on real active farms, where the farmer and family are passionate…
Clementina & Elisalex Deane, 4 and 7 y old – Venice Beach, USA
Clementina and Elisalex live in a pretty house that you can see here. Freddy Deane their father is the designer + founder of lifestyle brand Smiling Planet. Both girls are determined to take over their parent's business when they are adult. Dream girls!
Iris’ drawings
We have a piles of drawings by Iris (6), as she spends hours with crayons in hands, inventing the most extravagant and crazy stories. I am only showing the quiet scenes here but her universe is usually full of babies, dads, moms but also monsters, blood, people crying and…
Mochila…the new, hot, stylish & ecological bag
What are mochilas ? If you have already spotted them in the press or in chic boutiques, you will surely have memorised their iconic shape and colourful patterns. These sought after cotton bags are hand woven in South America and they are all different from one another, which…
Formidable Family Adamo – London
Co-founder of Babyccino Kids, Courtney Adamo lives in London with her husband Michael and their three children, Easton (7), Quin (5) and Ivy (3). Courtney was raised on a tulip farm in a tiny town north of Seattle, USA, she studied in Chicago then lived in LA. In 2003 her…
Colourful scarves for happy people
Kidults&Co is a colourful and happy line of fashion accessories from Barcelona. The designs are made by illustrators and graphic designers, and digitally printed on a 100% cotton fabric. The line, which is for adults and kids, is currently available in a selection of…