The Atelier Journal
Notes from the Riviera
Fabric, place and the slow hours — dispatches from the maison.
June 24, 2026
Packing for five days on the coast, with one bag
Eleven pieces, one carry-on, no laundry. The wardrobe we take to Portofino every June — and the three things we never pack.
June 3, 2026
How to care for linen so it only gets better
Linen is the most forgiving cloth on the coast — if you stop treating it like cotton. Our atelier's five rules for washing, drying and (not) ironing it.
May 12, 2026
A morning on the clay courts of Beaulieu
Before the heat, before the phones: an hour of tennis, a cold espresso and the case for a wardrobe that goes straight from the court to the terrace.
April 22, 2026
The slow port: an evening in Antibes
Skip the yachts at Port Vauban and walk the ramparts instead. Our address book for one unhurried evening in the old town.
March 18, 2026
On wearing the same shirt for a decade
A shirt bought in 2014 is still the best thing in the wardrobe. A short argument for buying less, and for buying what gets better.
February 9, 2026
The knit polo: a short history of the Riviera's favourite shirt
From the tennis courts of the 1920s to the terraces of Portofino, the knitted polo has spent a century refusing to go out of style. Here is why.