AGUA BY AGUA BENDITA DRESS, goop, $440
3 Wanderlust-Inspiring Designers
We’ve got a weak spot for clothes that may transport us elsewhere. The type that makes us really feel like we’re inhaling salty ocean air, consuming an arepa streetside, or strolling by way of a buzzing, brightly coloured bazaar—even when we’re simply sitting at our desk. These are the three manufacturers doing it finest, by way of voluminous sleeving, punchy patterning, and silky weaving that we need to stay in.
NACKIYÉ
Turkish sisters Basak and Defne Kocabiyikoglu grew up in quaint seaside cities the place native clothes was flowy and blissfully casual. The duo marries this sensibility with a dose of recent class of their line of balloon-sleeve tops, robe-style clothes, and kimono pants. Higher nonetheless, they supply solely the best supplies from all over the world. Their gemlike buttons come from Germany; their belt buckles, from a household of Northern Italian craftsmen; and their cloth, from the Japanese Mediterranean. Completed at NACKIYÉ’s atelier in Istanbul, each bit is supposed to maneuver with you throughout a dream off-duty day—from tea on the terrace to a splash within the sea to dinner at an area tavern.
ON MODEL, from high to backside:
NACKIYÉ odalique gown, goop, $690;
NACKIYÉ ARTEMISIA DRESS, goop, $690;
NACKIYÉ MILKPUDDING MAXIDRESS, goop, $667
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We identify all our merchandise after fond reminiscences of our childhood, be {that a} vacation spot (like Patmos, our vacation pad, or Grand Bazaar, our favourite spot in Istanbul), a favourite childhood style (Milkpudding, a tremendous Ottoman dessert topped with rose water), or a dreamy sight (Lilypond, essentially the most fantastic function of Istanbul gardens).
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We identify all our merchandise after fond reminiscences of our childhood, be {that a} vacation spot (like Patmos, our vacation pad, or Grand Bazaar, our favourite spot in Istanbul), a favourite childhood style (Milkpudding, a tremendous Ottoman dessert topped with rose water), or a dreamy sight (Lilypond, essentially the most fantastic function of Istanbul gardens).
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AGUA BY AGUA BENDITA
It began when two fashion-school mates, Catalina Álvarez and Mariana Hinestroza, started making patchwork bikinis utilizing Álvarez’s grandmother’s stitching machine and cloth scraps from her father’s manufacturing unit. Practically 20 years later, the Medellín-based duo has grown their humble operation right into a full-fledged luxurious label specializing in swimwear, sure, but additionally clothes, units, and beachwear. They make use of a community of feminine Colombian artisans who develop prints in-house, sew materials, and embellish clothes, all whereas working from house. Every assortment is a celebration of a special side of Álvarez and Hinestroza’s tradition, and so they journey all through Latin America for analysis and growth. For spring/summer time 2022, they selected musical genres as their muse—son cubano, bolero, salsa, and bossa nova—and booked flights accordingly.
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We visited Cuba, Colombia, Panama, and Brazil, absorbing wildlife, iconic structure, and the temper of every of those nations to create a various, colourful, and genuine assortment that tells a singular story of ourselves and our tradition.
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NATALIE MARTIN
Australian designer Natalie Martin traces the inspiration for her eponymous label again to the Bali journeys of her youth. It’s there that she was uncovered to conventional batik printing: a labor-intensive, resist-dyeing course of that makes her line of caftans, kurtas, and cover-ups so beautiful. Look intently and also you would possibly discover irregularities within the vibrant floral prints—they’re a testomony to the artisanal nature of every garment. “There are such a lot of arms touching these items from starting to finish,” Martin instructed us in an interview a pair years again. “That’s what makes them so particular.” Whereas the ethereal silhouettes match proper in at any seaside city, they’re simply citified with white sneakers and a lightweight knit draped round your shoulders.
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I keep in mind the primary time I labored on a print in Bali with a person named Ketut. He had a cigarette in a single hand and a batik stamp within the different—and there have been geckos crawling all around the cloth. It was just a little wild, however there’s this move between man and nature in Bali the place all of it simply comes collectively and turns into one thing stunning.
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