The 26-year-old real estate project manager from Munich came to the surf camp to improve her skills on the water. I came to talk with adventurous travelers about their big ideas, from new businesses to life after layoffs.
Author Emma Edwards took a year off from buying clothes. Now, she has created a guide so you can do the same. Emma Edwards is a writer, content creator, podcaster and financial behaviour educator teaching the softer skills of money. She took a year off from buying clothes and created The Wardrobe Project. Here, in an extract from her new book, she explains how to conduct a wardrobe audit.
On a quiet stretch of Park Slope's Fifth Avenue, designer Christine Alcalay 's atelier sits inviting, intimate and unmistakably Brooklyn. Racks of blouses, jackets and vintage-buttoned trousers line the space - proof of what locals already know: the woman behind the clothes runs her business the way she designs, slowly, deliberately and with a soulfulness that can't be mass-produced. But Alcalay's story begins long before her name appeared on a storefront.
When vintage store the Future Past in SF's Inner Richmond put Gap Inc. on blast, accusing its Banana Republic brand of blatantly copying owner Lindsey Hansen's original upcycled jeans design, the company removed the jeans from its website. As Mission Local reports, shop owner Lindsey Hansen created the custom jeans in the spring of 2024 while repairing a pair of threadbare Levi's 501s.
Emerging luxury brand Songs of Siren has launched its highly anticipated second collection, The Siren Call, marking a sophisticated exploration of modern femininity. Founded in 2024 by Dutch-American designer Tinka Weener, the brand is known for its unique blend of avant-garde couture and traditional Indian hand-beading techniques, all steeped in the ethos of slow fashion. This latest collection expands on the themes of seduction and empowerment, pivotal to the Songs of Siren design philosophy.
The sun blazes, cicadas sing, and the air smells of fig, salt, and sunscreen. In the heart of a dazzling summer, somewhere in the Mediterranean blue, four young adults move through a suspended scene. A luxurious pool, a scorching sky, the day unfolds in a rhythm where style flirts with nonchalance. Summer Story captures a moment outside of time, between shadow and sun, where elegance doesn't take itself too seriously.