PLACES: TWO FOR THE ROAD.

POCO BOHO: MEET AMANDA.

WE THOUGHT IT ONLY APPROPRIATE TO INTRODUCE AMANDA, OUR PARTNER IN THE PINT SIZED ENDEAVOR THAT IS POCO BOHO. SHE HAILS FROM CHICAGO, HAS LIVED IN BOTH MEXICOS (THE STATE AND THE COUNTRY) AND STARTED HER NAMESAKE HANDBAG COLLECTION IN LONDON. SHE CURRENTLY MAKES HER HOME IN HONG KONG, WITH HER DASHING HUSBAND BARNEY AND THEIR TWO CHILDREN, OSCAR AND ELLA.
BREAKFAST: 1/2 onion bagel with cream cheese, salmon, thin slice of red onions and a slice of tomato 

MORNING RITUAL: Up at 6AM, make the kids breakfast, shower, walk Oscar down to the bus then walk Ella to her school, emails and hopefully a little exercise

EVENING RITUAL: Bath the kids, games or a video, and a few books and bed; then a drink and dinner with my husband, Barney

MOST MEMORABLE FOOD: When I found a bumble bee in my yoghurt when I was young. 

CONTENTS OF YOUR SUMMER SUITCASE: Swim suits, Havianas, dresses, sarong, sandals, running shoes, and sweat pants. 

BOHEMIAN ADVENTURE: Living in Mexico and weekends in San Miguel de Allende taking art classes.

BEST PICNIC: Blanket, wine, bread, cheese, sausages, a chuck wagon, an old gramophone playing, good friends on the Pecos river in New Mexico.

BEST COSTUME: Costume jewelry

BEST BOHEMIAN: Jane Birkin

BEST COMPLIMENT: When I am complimented on my children

FAVOURITE MATERIALS: Rope, linen, velvet, wood and colored glass. 

ON GROOMING: At least once a day.

INSPIRED: By my surroundings and travel. 

PARTNER IN CRIME: My husband, Barney and our kids Oscar and Ella.

LOOKING FORWARD TO: Our trip with the kids to Mongolia. 

BEACH READING: Vanity Fair.

FAVOURITE CHILDHOOD GARMENT: A dress that had a watermelon embroidered on the front. 

CHILDREN'S CLOTHING: Must have pockets to put private little toys, bloomer shorts which can be worn with dresses or shirts. Dresses that can grow into shirts. And no logos.

CHILDREN'S BOOK: Frog and Toad, and Babar.

FICTIONAL HERO: Howard in The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand.

CHILDHOOD MEMORY: Quahog-ing with my brothers and sister and cousins in Cape Cod, Dragging my mother's antique furniture to  my house in the lilac bushes, playing kick-the-can, painting with my grandmother.

BAREFOOT OR BLAHNIK: Both, on different occasions.

WHEN I WAS LITTLE: I wanted to be a news correspondent.

IN ANOTHER LIFE: I was a native on an island. I probably smoked a pipe and was slightly autocratic. 

ABOVE, AMANDA WEARS THE ALIX OF BOHEMIA WHITE 'ANITA' BLOUSE WITH POM-POMS AND A CUSTOM ORANGE 'TALITHA' DRESS WITH TASSELS.

FOR SALE: SOMETHING SMALLER.

ITS UNDERCOVER FOR NOW, BUT WE'RE MAKING STUFF FOR THE KIDS:

AND WE'RE CALLING IT

A COLLABORATION BETWEEN 

ALIX OF BOHEMIA AND DEAR FRIEND AND DESIGNER AMANDA LOEHNIS. 

(SHE EVEN LOANED US HER TWO ADORABLE BABIES FOR THE SHOOT, OSCAR AND ELLA).

TIE DYE AND TASSELS AND PANTALONS IN BAMBINO SIZES (SOON).

DADU

MY FATHER, SITTING IN HIS OFFICE AT HIS FAMILY'S CLOTHING FACTORY, 1983.

HE HAD THE MOST INCREDIBLE COLLECTION HANGING IN HIS CLOSET: SOME WERE MADRAS, SOME EMBROIDERED WITH ODALISQUE, PENGUINS, REGATTA FLAGS. THERE WAS EVEN A PAIR EMBLAZONED WITH DOLLAR SIGNS. I WAS SO FASCINATED WITH THEM, I USED TO ASK MY MOTHER TO PIN MY FATHER'S BRACES INTO MY TROUSERS BEFORE SCHOOL.


FOR MY FATHER, WHO TAUGHT ME ABOUT HARRIS TWEED AND SEVEN FOLD TIES, AND WHO NURTURED MY LIFELONG LOVE AFFAIR WITH MENSWEAR.


HAPPY FATHER'S DAY DADU.

FOR SALE: BIJOUS ET BLOUSES 2

MORE BAUBLES FROM THE MOTHER OF BOHEMIA (DAPHNE´):

(MAKING GOOFY CAMERA FACES=TYPICALLY FRENCH)

6. RED TALONS (DV_0006)
HAND STRUNG DYED CORAL NECKLACE WITH GOLD GLASS WOODEN BEADS. THE ORGANIC TWISTED NATURE OF THE CORAL NUGGETS AN ALLUSION TO SEBA'S CORAL STUDIES, A WILD TANGLE OF RED.  THE CORAL IS COMPLETELY NATURALLY DYED TO BRING OUT THE MOST LUMINOUS LIPSTICK SHADE. GLASS BEADS FROM MURANO.


MODERN MRS. ROBINSON: MAMAN WEARS HER NECKLACE WITH A CUSTOM VITA BLOUSE IN LEOPARD SPOTS BY ALIX OF BOHEMIA. 

7. & 8: DOUBLE TROUBLE (DV_0007 and DV_0008) 

THE PERFECT EXAMPLE OF BETTER TOGETHER (COMME MAMAN ET MOI). COLLECTED BONE, GLASS, SHELL AND RESIN BEADS REALISED TOGETHER IN TWO COMPLIMENTARY STRANDS. THE FLAT DISCS AND SECTIONS OF BLACK AND WHITE RECALL THE SUBLIME DECORATIVE TRADITION OF THE MASAI. 

-SOLD-

 WORN WITH A CUSTOM ALIX OF BOHEMIA 'MAAR' BLOUSE IN BRETON COTTON STRIPES.

9. ACQUA ROCK (DV_0009)

ISLAND STYLE MASTER CLASS: HAND MADE CERAMIC PENDANTS PAIRED WITH GLASS, WOOD, RESIN AND TURQUOISE BEADS. AMAZING AGAINST KAFFE FASSET PAISLEY.

WORN WITH ALIX OF BOHEMIA EDIE TUNIC IN COTTON CLEMENTINE. 

ALL PIECES ARE ONE OF A KIND MADE BY DAPHNE´ VERLEY FOR ALIX OF BOHEMIA. NECKLACES ARE THE RESULT OF FOUND, COLLECTED AND HAND MADE BEADS FROM THE MOTHER-DAUGHTER WANDERINGS OF THE LAST DECADE. 

FOR PRICING AND MORE INFORMATION: EMAIL.

ICONS: RA-RA RAUSCHENBERG

THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE INNATELY COOL. IN AN ERA CELEBRATING PRETENSE AND THE CONTRIVED ARTIST PERSONA, ROBBIE RAUSCHENBERG EMERGED AS A RENEGADE BON VIVANT ON THE NEW YORK SCENE. UNCONVINCED BY THE COLDNESS OF SOUP CANS AND SILKSCREENS ABOUND, HE  REFLECTED HIS MISCHIEVOUS WORLD ONTO HIS CANVASES AND MARRIED HIS COMPOSITIONS THROUGH A BRILLIANTLY PASSIONATE DANCE WITH PAINT. I LOVE HOW HE WAS ABLE TO PULL THINGS TOGETHER AND SOMEHOW CONVEY THE SHEER JOY HE FELT IN THE PROCESS OF ART MAKING:

REBUS, 1955. OIL, SYNTHETIC POLYMER PAINT, PENCIL, CRAYON, PASTEL, CUT AND PASTED PRINTED PAPERS, AND FABRIC ON CANVAS MOUNTED AND STAPLED TO FABIC IN THREE PANELS. 

MONOGRAM, 1955-1959 MIXED MEDIUMS WITH TAXIDERMY GOAT, RUBBER TIRE AND TENNIS BALL.

(THIS PIECE ALWAYS CONJURES UP IMAGES OF EDWARD ALBEE'S FABULOUS PLAY 'THE GOAT'. I LOVE THE SWEET SADNESS OF THE FACE.)

DETAIL, MONOGRAM.

UNTITLED, C. 1954 FREESTANDING COMBINE: OIL, PENCIL, CRAYON, PAPER, CANVAS, FABRIC, NEWSPAPER, PHOTOGRAPHS, WOOD, GLASS, MIRROR, TIN, CORK AND FOUND PAINTING, WITH PAINTED LEATHER SHOES WITH PAINTED DOMINIQUE HEN MOUNTED ON WOOD STRUCTURE WITH 5 CASTERS. 

THE BIOGRAPHY BY TOMKINS IS NOTHING SHORT OF SUPERB. IT REALLY CAPTURES THE SPIRIT OF ART MAKING IN THE 1960'S IN THE SCENE, BEYOND THE CLICHED IMAGERY OF THE FACTORY.

ISLAND LIVING: QUESTIONS FOR SUSANNA

SHE WAS THE FIRST ALIX OF BOHEMIA BRIDE AND IS CURRENTLY ONE OF OUR FAVOURITE ACTRESSES. WHEN SHE ISN'T ON SET OR TRAVELING, YOU CAN FIND SUSANNA IN HER SOHO KITCHEN, COOKING UP AN ITALIAN-VEGETARIAN FEAST (SHE MAKES A SERIOUSLY GOOD RISOTTO). WE'RE CURRENTLY EXCHANGING LETTERS, GOOD WISHES AND CLOTHES VIA POST. HERE, THE ITALIAN BEAUTY, 34, SHARES WITH US HER HOLIDAY SNAPS AND A FEW OF HER FAVOURITE THINGS:

CURRENT LOCATION: London.

CURRENT STATE OF MIND: Busy thinking of too many things at the same time.

BREAKFAST: Toasted spelt bread with one avocado and cherry tomatoes.

HOLIDAY DESTINATION: Treasure Beach, Jamaica.

FLOWERS: Cherry, almond and peach blossoms. 

CLOSET STAPLE: ALIX of BOHEMIA white swiss dot Camelia Blouse.

HERO OF FICTION: Arturo Bandini

PARTNER IN CRIME: Scott, my husband.

STYLE ICON: I don't have one.

FAVOURITE BOOK: La Coscienza di Zeno, Italo Svevo.

EARLY CHILDHOOLD MEMORY: Climbing the tall trees in my garden, pulling my mum's skirt whilst she was cooking, the sweet afternoon summer light coming through the shades when I was forced to nap in the afternoons.

MUSIC: Motown, Country, Folk, Pizzica, Indie Rock, Reggae.

COCKTAIL: Gin and tonic.

WHO YOU WERE IN A PREVIOUS LIFE: A debauched lady. Maybe. Or maybe I was an early feminist activist. Who knows? Did we have a life before this one?

PERSONAL MOTTO: Where the mind goes, the energy flows. 

 THE CUSTOM 'JAMAICA' SHIRT MADE ESPECIALLY FOR SUSANNA'S TRIP. 100% COTTON PRINTED BLOUSE WITH DAISY TRIM.

FOR SALE: THE FAMILY JEWELS, PART I

REMEMBER MAMAN?

WE SHARE THIS SET OF HANDS THAT CAN'T BE IDLE. WHEN SHE ISN'T COAXING HUNKS OF CLAY INTO GRACEFUL VESSELS, SHE IS BEADING THESE INCREDIBLE NECKLACES.

I WAS SO INSPIRED BY THESE PIECES I REMEMBER HER WEARING IN MY CHILDHOOD (SHE LOOKED LIKE A WILD GYPSY IN HER LONG SKIRTS AND HANDMADE SANDALS), I ASKED HER TO MAKE SOME ESPECIALLY FOR ALIX OF BOHEMIA. SHE GAMELY AGREED (SHE IS MY DARLING MOTHER AFTER ALL). BELOW ARE THE FIRST FEW HAND-MADE BEAUTIES, WORN BY MAMAN WITH SOME BITS OF ALIX OF BOHEMIA FROM HER PERSONAL COLLECTION. 

1. THE BLUE ANCHOR (DV_0001)

MAMAN STRETCHES OUT TO SHOW US THE GOODS: HAND MADE CERAMIC PENDANTS COUPLED WITH AFRICAN AND INDIAN BEADS. THE GRAPHIC APPEAL OF THE BLACK AND WHITE SECTIONS ARE SUBLIME, JUXTAPOSED WITH THE ORGANIC NATURE OF THE DELICATE HAND-PAINTED ORGANIC HAND-PAINTED PENDULUM.

2. TURQ AND CALES (CP_0001)

HAND-STRUNG BONE AND GLASS BEAD NECKLACE, WITH BRASS AND TURQUOISE SPACERS AND HAND CARVED BONE AND WOODEN BEADS. 

THE RESULT IS THIS INCREDIBLE SEVENTIES, JUST-POPPED-OVER-FROM-THE-RESERVATION-AND-PICKED-UP-THIS-TREASURE VIBE. 

WORN WITH ALIX OF BOHEMIA CAMELIA BLOUSE IN MAI TAI. 

3. TURQUOISE WAFER (DV_0002) 

GIANT STONE PENDANT STRUNG WITH GLASS BEADS FROM MURANO AND LITTLE RED AND GREEN BEADS FROM AFRICA. WORN WITH

4. CHARTREUSE TAGALONG (DV_0003)

ASYMMETRICAL SISTER STRING OF THE SAME MATERIALS, BOASTING THE SWEETEST COLOURS OF THE SUMMER: ORANGE CORAL, SWEET SAFFRON, GRASS GREEN AND CARIBBEAN BLUE. 

WORN WITH CUSTOM ALIX OF BOHEMIA CAMELIA BLOUSE IN CITY SKETCH SILK.

5. ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHT WITH CHARTREUSE (DV_0006)

108 CORAL COLORED WOODEN BEADS WITH HAND KNOTTED CHARTREUSE SILK CORD, FINISHED WITH A HANDMADE TASSEL.

BUDDHIST AND HINDU PRAYER BEADS (CALLED 'MALAS') ARE TRADITIONALLY MADE WITH 108 BEADS. ITS A SACRED NUMBER THAT HAS APPEARED FOR CENTURIES IN A MULTITUDE OF SPIRITUAL TRADITIONS AND INCARNATIONS, EACH BEAD REPRESENTING A PRAYER, MANTRA OR MEDITATION. THE CHRISTIAN ROSARY ALSO HAS 108 BEADS. MAMAN'S INTERPRETATION (IN SUCH AN EXUBERANT COLOR STORY) CAN BE DOUBLED UP OR WORN SURFER STYLE, LONG TO THE BELLY BUTTON, OR EVEN SLUNG OVER A BED POST.

DAPHNE WEARS HER ONE HUNDRED EIGHT HERE WITH A CUSTOM ALIX OF BOHEMIA EDIE TUNIC IN 'FIDDLEHEAD'. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND PRICING: INQUIRE HERE

BOHEMIANS: QUESTIONS FOR ELIZABETH

BEFORE SHE BOARDED A PLANE TO TAJIKISTAN, WE MANAGED TO SIT DOWN WITH ELIZABETH, 22, FOR A FEW QUESTIONS. HERE THE BOHEMIAN LINGUIST (AND ONE OF OUR FIRST CUSTOMERS, EVER) TALKS MIMOSAS FOR BREAKFAST, ANN MARGARET'S FUR CAPE, AND THE UNLIKELY CHARMS OF CARNATIONS AND THE JERSEY SHORE. 


CURRENT LOCATION? New York, but leaving for Dushanbe, Tajikistan tomorrow! (I am going there to continue my studies of the Persian Language.)
CURRENT STATE OF MIND? Terrified and exhilarated about the journey I'm embarking on.
BREAKFAST? Blueberry pancakes and mimosas.
HOLIDAY DESTINATION? Istanbul.
FLOWERS? Carnations (I find them endearing)
CLOSET STAPLE? Scarves in every colour and fabric, especially those with intricate embroidery.
FICTIONAL HERO? Scarlett O'Hara, even though I am more of a Melanie, I've always admired her gumption, courage and lack of scruples; I think she would be the yin to my yang.
FAVOURITE PIECE OF ALIX OF BOHEMIA IN YOUR CLOSET? I would have to say the 'Groupie' waistcoat, because it was my first piece and is so exceptionally original. When I wear it in New York I get jealous stares all the time. 
STYLE ICONS? Ann-Margret in the movie 'Tommy', her costumes are so ridiculous that they're fantastic. Especially her silver mesh jumpsuit with white fur cape, I've have always wanted it!
MUSIC? Lifelong musical loves will always be David Bowie, Johnny Cash, Jefferson Airplane and Beethoven.
EARLY CHILDHOOD MEMORY? Going to the Jersey Shore with my Mom's entire family. Twenty-five of us in one house for a week always brought the best kind of family ruckus.
COCKTAIL? Gin and Tonic.
FAVOURITE BOOK? Lolita.
VICES? Writing dirty limericks during classes and then laughing quietly to myself.
MOTTO? A quote from Margaret Mead: "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."
WHO WERE YOU IN A PREVIOUS LIFE? As a child I was fascinated with animals; this might sound silly, but I like to imagine myself as having been some kind of wondrous dinosaur!

ABOVE, ELIZABETH WEARS ALIX OF BOHEMIA 'GIOVANNA' DRESS IN SWISS COTTON  IBIZA STRIPE, WITH HER OWN BELT.

THE PICASSO BLOUSE IN TOILE BLEU.

THE STARE-INDUCING (ONE OF KIND) 'GROUPIE' WAISTCOAT WITH SILK FRINGE AND WOVEN RIBBONS, WORN OVER THE PICASSO BLOUSE. 

HONG KONG GARDEN

LIVING IN HONG KONG TWO YEARS NOW, THIS URBAN AND WILD LANDSCAPE STILL FEELS FOREIGN, CONSISTENTLY PRESENTING EXOTIC TREASURES. I OFTEN FEEL AS THOUGH I AM SEEING EVERYTHING FOR THE FIRST TIME. WE HAVE BEEN ON A BIT OF A FLORAL TANGENT LATELY, WHAT WITH PERFECTLY LOVELY TEXTILES AND FLOWER CHILDREN AND SUCH, BUT AFTER TAKING THIS WEEKEND ON THE PEAK, ITS TIME TO SHARE THE INSPIRATION IN ITS ORIGINAL CONTEXT:

THE AFOREMENTIONED CONTRAST, ONE WHICH SEEMS SO STRANGE, THE URBAN AND WILD LANDSCAPES COLLIDING. 

I FOUND THIS TREE SO FABULOUS WITH ITS BUNCHES OF BRIGHT GREEN CLUSTERS. I WAS TEMPTED TO RUN HOME AND EXPERIMENT WITH DANGLING POM POMS. LUCKILY I RESTRAINED MESELF; THERE IS NO WAY I COULD EVEN BEGIN TO DUPLICATE THE SUBTLETY AND SIMPLE PERFECTION SEEN HERE.  

RUNNING WITH THE THEME, NEW LATTICE COTTON CANVAS IN KEEPING WITH THE FLORA-FAUNA MOTIF. 

BOHEMIANS: GILDING MS. LILI

SOME BLOOMING ACTION FOR A FLOWER OF A GIRL: MEET LILI AND THE DRESS NAMED FOR HER. WE FLIPPED FOR THIS INCREDIBLE VINTAGE FABRIC, WITH WILD   THREADS RUNNING THROUGH IT. MODELED AFTER A CLASSIC CREW NECK TEE, THE LILI DRESS IS TRIMMED AND LINED IN SEERSUCKER AND FLANKED WITH AN INDUSTRIAL ZIPPER UP THE BACK. ITS A ONE OF A KIND, (MUCH LIKE ITS WEARER), BUT WE WILL REVISIT THE LILI SILHOUETTE NEXT SEASON, IN A SLEW OF NEW FABRICS. 

ALIX OF BOHEMIA FLOWER POWER 'LILI DRESS' (ONE OF A KIND) IN VINTAGE COTTON TWILL.