The season of AC-centric staycations, sweaty subway rides and—best for last—dreamy beach days is in full swing, and while we’ve definitely got you covered on things to wear, we figured you might also be looking for books to read. Novels, essays, poetry and a collection of illustrations all made it onto our list—check out some recs and go get lost in a new story.
The best part of summer? Getting out there and exploring, of course. Our team knows a thing or two about vacationing, so we asked them to share their travels with a very special companion, The Transport Tote. Trip highlights, pretty photos and more await.
The Small Transport Crossbody
Thuyvi, store team whiz
Where’d you take your tote?
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Colorado.
Keep anything fun inside?
My water bottle—for drinking and drenching. A wet bandana is the perfect way to stay (and look) cool.
How about some trip highlights?
The attempt to sandboard, because I was actually never fully successful.
What’s next on the agenda?
Driving down Big Sur in our camper, Vance—that’s his name.
You can talk about music all you want, but at a certain point, you just want to hear it. On that note, literally, we asked our in-house music expert Lindsey to recommend something we should be listening to right now—in one sentence or less.
If you haven’t heard, we’re opening an extra-special new store in Austin, and we can’t waaaait (July 31st people, save the date). To help spread our excitement, we tapped local artist Emily Eisenhart to paint a supersized mural in front of our future new digs. She’s inspired by natural landscapes like the beaches of Washington and Southwestern deserts—so her style is right up our alley. Read on to learn more about Emily and find out what it was like to work on such a big project.
As big fans of Unfortunate Portrait (i.e., Max Dower) and the exclusive sneaks he made for us last year, we just had to team up with the LA-based illustrator
again—this time on collectible tees featuring his punny, childlike doodles. Max was kind enough to answer a few questions for us recently, but instead of using words, he does what he does best: draws.
Who would be in your dream musical collab?
Woven straw totes and baskets have long been summer staples—they’re lightweight, durable and versatile, easily schlepping everything from beach towels to potato salad. Lately we’ve noticed the familiar basketweave pattern reimagined beyond the tote in crossbodies, sandals and hats all perfect for laid-back afternoons spent in the sand or under a tree. Want to embrace the alfresco vibe? Weave got (wink wink) a few suggestions to start.
When we popped down to Austin to get ready for our new store opening, we made plenty of time to meet some locals we’d been Insta-obsessing over. With an appreciation for abstract shapes, house cats and pop culture, visual-artist-slash-architecture-student Brooke Burnside is someone you can’t help but want to know. Read on for her favorite podcasts, advice for young creatives, future goals and more.
You can talk about music all you want, but at a certain point, you just want to hear it. On that note, literally, we asked our in-house music expert Lindsey to recommend something we should be listening to right now—in one sentence or less.
When we arrived at Rockaway Beach to meet The Skate Kitchen for a video shoot, leader of the pack Rachelle was scrolling through Instagram. “Do you guys know @ugly_delilah?” she asked, before showing us a few favorite shots of the, let’s say, unconventionally beautiful pup. “I love her so much. She follows me now,” she said, proudly. It takes a moment like this to remind you that the founders of this NYC-based all-female skate collective are mostly young, just-out-of-school ladies—because they’ve been skating for almost half their lives and have established a seriously impressive track record. They’re starring in a self-titled movie this summer, they’ve shot campaigns with major brands, plus their Instagram is blowing up—over 60k followers! It’s safe to say that this growing squad (featured are Rachelle, Brenn, Dede, Jules, Nina and Moonbear, aka Kabrina) has a lot to look forward to.
See how these NYC skater ladies of The Skate Kitchen do the all-white-for-summer thing (hint: it’s just two supereasy steps), then get to know them even better here. Oh, and don’t forget to check out our new arrivals to nab your own monochrome looks.
P.S. *Need* to know the song in the background? We don’t blame you. It’s “I Got The Moves” by Habibi.
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