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Fashion may be aspirational, but it’s ultimately reflective of the times we live in. The way we dress, both as individuals and as a community, inevitably evolves as we ourselves grow. With so much to accomplish in-store and in the world, there is hardly time to rest on one’s laurels. Like all things, it takes concerted effort to move the bar forward.
This comes quicker and quicker each year, but come it must: the next season’s buy! Time flies faster than the planes we travel on—it feels like just yesterday we were sharing our thoughts on the future of FW25. Over the course of the last three weeks, Shobhan and Phat navigated the earth, trekking from New Mexico to New York to France to Italy to Japan and back to see all of our vendors and friends. Through dozens of appointments, they distilled what the stores will look like for spring… there is lots of color, print and lush texture to come. To sate our appetites, they picked up a few small things to bring back early, such as Yaser Shaw scarves and Anaconda jewelry, but we will have to bide our time to see the rest… Something to look forward to!
Pierre-Louis’ latest collection is a patchwork of identities that honors the imperfect–giving us free license to just roll out of bed and embrace life’s creative spark.
Rendered in lush velvet and silk, each garment drapes gently along the form—intended to “envelop the body like a second skin.” This is a visual language heightened by its contrasts: shiny and dull, fancy and modest, archetypical and very, very cool.
Designer Monica Rossi uses metal and gemstones as a medium through which to tell the story of a beloved person or thing. Her pieces marry intricate techniques, such as the filigree-like openwork metal method of ajouré, with minimalistic shapes for an aesthetic imbued with history and precision.
One of the best parts of the buy is the opportunity to see our favorite people. So much of retail is built on relationships, both with those who collect these goods and those who make them. Truthfully, many of these relationships are as old as the business itself. Marsèll comes to mind, especially when we get the chance to hug our old friend Andrea Rossi in the brand’s Paris showroom. This is a label we started carrying some 15 years ago, took a break from, and returned to in 2022. They have since risen to be one of our favorite brands in Workshop. The Marsèll crew ”grew up“ in this industry alongside us, watched the rise and fall of the avant-garde and the subsequent focus on intellectual minimalism. All throughout, they have remained a steadfast partner in the pursuit of beauty, sharing our reverence and dedication for the way good things can be made.
New to Santa Fe Dry Goods and Wild Life is a collection of timeless functional bags that blend tradition with modern elegance. Bea Mombaers bags are designed in collaboration between two Belgian designers—Bea Mombaers and Liesbet Verstraeten.
With shared backgrounds in fashion and design, the duo harnesses a creative vision that seamlessly blends minimalism with versatility for their line of essential handbags. Bea and Liesbet work with a small specialty leather workshop to produce each piece with the utmost care.
This fall may be all about chocolate brown (the Pantone color of the year is mocha mousse after all,) however a one-note wardrobe misses out on the fabulous possibilities of this earthy color. As a dark neutral, chocolate brown is well suited for jammy pairings and jewel tones—try out a plum jacket or rose scarf for some extra panache going into winter.
One of the last stops on our world tour was the Wommelsdorff showroom—with a lot of laughs shared with designer Anne Schramm and her team. This brand is a relatively recent addition to Santa Fe Dry Goods, however in just two years Anne’s sensibility for softness has raised our standards for high-quality cashmere. Her handspun yarns are cloud-like, handknit together with a low gauge needle to create an unparalleled loft in each sweater. We have secured more of her work for spring (including a fun raspberry color called Bamboozle,) but in the meantime… find us squishing our hands into her current Fall/Winter collection in Dry Goods.
