Style & Stories

Meeting the founders of independent shops around the world. Sharing key pieces from our latest collections and the concepts behind them.
Meet the Illustrators of our Postcards | A Creative Practice

We explore the creative processes of our six illustrators.

7 years ago
The Makers of our Fair Isle Sweaters

The story behind Harley of Scotland.

7 years ago
A Brief History of the Waxed Jacket

First made by seafarers, ingeniously using the sails of ships.

7 years ago
A Brief History of Espadrilles

Amy Bradford explores the history of this humble shoe.

7 years ago
Genevieve Dutton | TOAST Portraits

A new series telling the stories of the people who wear TOAST.

7 years ago
Linen Through the Ages

A brief history of linen, from the Ancient Egyptians to World War Two.

7 years ago
In The Studio with Hannah Bould | Workspace

We visit Hannah Bould in her North London studio.

7 years ago
TOAST Portaits | Katy Brett

A new series telling the stories of the people who wear TOAST.

7 years ago
The Colour Khaki

Khaki is a hard colour to define. Sometimes it's a near relation to olive

7 years ago
Blue Cloth | Our Japanese Indigo

Indigo is a colour bound into Japan's cultural history. The Samurai wore a

7 years ago
Workspace | Rowena Brown

For this month's workspace we interviewed Rowena Brown, the potter behind

8 years ago
Cropped Trousers | How to Wear

We asked Nikki, our Head of Buying, how to wear cropped trousers.The Long

8 years ago
Emerald Green | A Brief History

Strange as it may seem, the Roman emperor Nero might have felt quite at home in

8 years ago
Ray Stitch | Workspace

For this month's workspace we visited the fabric and haberdashery shop Ray

8 years ago
The Pinafore Dress | How To Wear

We asked Nikki, our Head of Buying, how she would style the Pinafore

8 years ago
In The Studio with Pip Hartle

I meet Pip Hartle in her shared studio in East London. Light floods in

8 years ago
The T-Shirt | Mini History

Soft to the touch, easy to wear, easy to clean: a piece of clothing that in

8 years ago
Dowry Embroidery | India

Escaping the fierce heat of the afternoon sun, a gaggle of Rabari women gather

8 years ago
A Modern Sort of Fair Isle

A bright green spot like an emerald on the wide ocean, this place is quite

8 years ago
Black Mountain College

This week we held an event to celebrate Black Mountain College, the inspiration

8 years ago
QUARRY Jewellery

Tell us about your work?QUARRY, founded in 2011, places emphasis on

8 years ago
Sculptural Soap | TOAST Curates #3

TOAST Curates is a series of events on topics that inspire us; this season we

8 years ago
The Huipil

This season we will be selling huipils in our Westbourne Grove shop. They have

8 years ago
Block Printing | TOAST Curates #2

TOAST Curates is a series of events on topics that inspire us: this season,

8 years ago