Tamasyn Gambell has taken the iconic preserve of high-end fashion houses – the silk scarf – and has found a completely new approach to them. Her scarves are the opposite of those that are shinily new and mass-produced in garish designs; rather, her scarves are reclaimed, sourced from a textile recycling unit in the north of England and then hand-printed with her own designs using organic dye.
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Jessica Seaton, Toast’s co-founder and Managing Director, is interviewed by Mr and Mrs Smith about her plans for Christmas
Where will you be spending Christmas?
Jamie (my husband and Toast’s co-founder and Creative Director) and I are going to the Alps with our son Nick. We stay at The Farmhouse in Morzine – an old chalet on the edge of the town. Dorrian, the owner, runs it like his own home, seating his guests around one table for dinner every evening. There is usually a great mix of people of all ages so the atmosphere is warm and convivial. It feels like being at home because we know the place and the people so well.
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A short film previewing our autumn/winter 2010 season. Shot in Venice and across the South Tyrol.
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Jessica Seaton, Toast’s Co-Founder and Managing Director, on her five favourite markets…
Khan el Khalili – Cairo
My first introduction to the delights of souk shopping over 20 years ago, I found this market fascinating and thrilling. It seeded my later addiction to the delights of dark corners in other markets around the world…
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Carmel Allen.
Eating outdoors doesn’t have to be an Evelyn Waugh strawberries and champagne kind of affair, “with cloudless skies, ditches creamy with meadowsweet and sentences heavy with nostalgia”, (although they never go amiss) but more a decision to eat outdoors regardless…
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Tamsin Blanchard.
You know you’ve always wanted that perfect shirt dress. And why is it that you have never got round to buying a classic poplin short sleeve shirt, the one that you know you will wear all the time, particularly with the right jean with a slim or straight leg (depending on the slenderness or otherwise of your own legs)? These are the workhorses of the wardrobe – pieces that you will never regret buying and will always look the part…
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With our Great British Weather veering from snowy blizzards to icy sunshine to flat gray skies and drizzle, and seemingly no intention of settling into a predictable pattern, it’s tempting to forget about dressing well and instead resort to pulling on the same pair of jeans and a warm jumper every day…
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Carmel Allen.
Where fashion design leads, interior design usually follows. Take colour for example; while the catwalks have been awash with neon brights and block bolds for a few seasons now, the home deco world is still debating whether elephant-ear grey has the edge over mouse-back beige. The same is true of mixing and matching: In fashion terms it would be considered seriously démodé to have matching handbag and shoes…
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Tamsin Blanchard.
As a fashion editor, show time can sometimes be a bit of a headache, and I’m not complaining about the loud music. It’s only February and already the New York shows are underway and we are about to start on London. The weather is chilly to say the least, but as fashion folk, we are all expected to be wearing a full-on new season wardrobe. Without wanting to look remotely silly (well, perhaps just a little bit) I have found salvation in Toast’s new season collection…
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