Earn Your Stripes
The ideal bridge between wool sweaters and spring florals is the STRIPE. We can never have too many.
“The Breton stripe (or marinière) originated as the official uniform for French Navy sailors in Brittany in 1858, designed with 21 stripes to represent Napoleon’s victories and intended to make men visible if they fell overboard. Coco Chanel popularized it as fashion in 1917, turning the utilitarian, durable knit into an iconic, chic staple for both men and women.” It’s a classic for a reason- thank you, Coco and the French Navy! Our closets, drawers, and even those two cute girls in our logo ;) are always full of stripes.
Here is an edit of our current favorites:
Tees:
The iconic Saint James, The KULE modern, Nili’s version, embroidered VB, Comme des Garçons, Petit Bateau
Sweaters:
La Ligne, more La Ligne (never enough), sporty Posse, super playful Zimmermann, Ciao Lucia, KULE, Soldout.nyc, Anine Bing
Bags:
Rue du Verneuil, pre-loved Hermès beach tote (several versions on sale now), Kule
Swimuits:
Strapless Bondi Born, Old school Boden, Retro Bilibond
Dresses:
Staud, Nina Blanc, Simon Miller, Veronica Beard Midi, Zimmermann
More of our favorites here.
xx,
Brooke and Jenny
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