Sea-Side Detox

January 4, 2018 | Design & Culture by Ed

My mum and Rubi.

Frozen, winter forest. Wild beaches (the Polish sea-side is so underrated by the Poles!). Wandering off the beaten path. That’s a dreamy way of ending a year. And entering a new one! With some champagne in the historic library of Ciekocinko Palace, as well… in other words, those were immensely beautiful couple of days.

Frozen.

Horses in the Ciekocinko palace.

Mum!

Vintage Sonia Rykiel.

In the palace library.

That Lanvin by Alber Elbaz dress is a fantasy. Boots by Givenchy.

First sunset of 2018.

And my dad, as well!

All photos by Edward Kanarecki.

Beach Happiness. Rosie Assoulin SS17

September 16, 2016 | Design & Culture by Ed

One thing’s sure so far – spring-summer 2017, in comparison to autumn-winter 2016, will be the season of optimism. We already had Altuzarra and Thom Browne to prove that with their joyous outings. Rosie Assoulin is another designers in the schedule, who looks for happiness in the world of fashion. We are so exhausted with reality’s perks. Why not just leave everything behind, and go to the beach with your colourful umbrella and a big, big hat?

With biodegradable packing peanuts resembling sand dunes, and sparse, potted palms all around the presentation’s venue, Rosie looked back at her Jersey Shore childhood while designing the new collection. Thinking of everybody’s beloved vacation symbol, umbrellas, she sent out a line of striped lurex dresses and over-sized pantalons. Those clothes are perfect for a summer escape – take the feminine, floral jumpsuit with ruffles, or a robe-dress in cream-white. “Have a nice day” t-shirt, styled with hippie pants, is cute and so not obvious! Also, to her summer wardrobe Assoulin introduces the first ever denim pants, kept in a cool, loose fit. Summer, please come back.

Oh, and I nearly forgot. The bags. The amphorae-shaped straw bag in multi-coloured stripes is your new alternative of a basic, picnic basket. “Ceramicists are very calming”, the designer confessed.

Surfboard Dreams. The Row Pre-Fall’15

January 7, 2015 | Design & Culture by Ed

Last pre-fall was dark and heavy. This pre-fall is light and smooth. Why? The Olsens went beach for this autumn. Surfboard inspirations? Yes, but in a very subtle way. Only the fastening zippers and fur ponchos worn like “surfers wear their towels”. And of course pool-slides with beaded and sequined straps handmade by a nonagenarian granny, The Row is known for its beautiful minimalism, but this season, as all the others for last few years, is perfect. The mood, the colour palette (lilac, beige, claret…) and textile usage. And the most important – everything is super wearable… again, The Row takes a bow.

Parasols de Marseille. Jacquemus SS15

September 23, 2014 | Design & Culture by Ed

Cheer up! It’s the super cute Jacquemus collection! Stripes, dots, smiles… it’s all about the happy beach summer in Marseille, with colourful umbrellas and comfortable white shirts… and more. For his fourth, runway collection, Simon Jacquemus showed a very strong and good thing- he keeps true to his naive, cute style. White shirt, white socks, white Adidas. And a bit of boldness in posture of stripes and other fun shapes. This time, Jacquemus showed some body in his looks- a bit of leg, a bit of shoulder. And the wet hair simply reflected the summer mood! In other words- these pieces just make us want summer to come as fast as possible! L’Ete pour toujours! (pardon my french)

Big Sur. Baja East SS15

September 7, 2014 | Design & Culture by Ed

I fell on my knees when I saw Baja East at The Satndard Hotel. The new collection of the loose luxury brand, designed by John Targon and Scott Studenberg, is simply this, what we covet to wear on lazy beach days. Ink dyed tops, sweatpants (or towel skirts), ethnic fabrics and light capes. For me- it’s a summer perfection. “We wanted to let the clothes speak for themselves,” Studenberg said backstage before the show. Ideas from previous seasons were brought forward, including the signature Baja top, in navy layered over a teal dress, and the hooded caftan, rendered in distressed white jersey. Cashmere-jacquard knit sweatpants, sweaters, cutoffs, and bra tops were done in bird and ikat patterns, and antique Balinese ceremonial skirts were reconstructed into long cape dresses and cloaks. In other words, everything is in need (even dough winter is coming).