Knowing that shopping can be an activity or a necessity depending on the guest, a few resorts have planned accordingly with fashionable items that can be found without leaving the property.
The Loren Hotels has teamed up with the hat designer Sarah Bray to create customized designs for its outposts in Bermuda and Austin. Bray, who has her own store in Bermuda, specializes in an environmental approach to design, by offering hats that are made from vintage, recycled and biodegradable materials. Starting Aug. 1, the Loren Hotels will offer the Bray-designed limited-edition sun hats that will have ribbons with hand-painted artwork by local artists. For Bermuda, the hats will have ribbons that feature Alshanté Foggo’s art. And for the Austin hotel’s selection, the abstract artist Erin Donahue will be doing the honors.
There are also plans to unveil Bray’s collaborative hats at The Loren’s Turks and Caicos site, which is expected to open next year. A second hotel in Bermuda is being planned for Elbow Beach in 2027. In the meantime, starting next month shoppers can buy the hats through the The Loren’s Instagram and via its concierge desks in Austin and Bermuda.
Nobu Hotel Ibiza Bay is now offering a capsule collection with the luxury Parisian men’s swimwear and resort wear company True Tribe. The brand’s slow-living lifestyle is in synch with Nobu Hotel Ibiza Bay’s ideology so now there are 14 styles to choose from. All of the textiles are handcrafted in True Tribe’s Zero Waste Studio. One key resource for the brand is Econyl, regenerated nylon that is made from discarded fishing nets and plastic waste that is found washed up on beaches.
Guests and locals can shop the True Tribe creations that feature bespoke lunar and solar embroidery at a pop-up shop in the Ibiza Bay Spa by Six Senses, while supplies last. They can also learn about the brand’s purposeful collection there. Shoppers have José Manuel Molina, the general manager of Nobu Hotel Ibiza Bay, to thank for the options. He is such a fan of True Tribe that he reached out directly to founder Alexandre Sundberg about the prospect.
Another Ibiza property, the upscale beach club and restaurant Casa Jondel, is offering a cold plunge, a breathwork challenge and pop-up shop with T-shirts, a rash guard, hat and other items from July 26 to 31. The apparel will be from Humanrace by Pharrell Williams. On July 26 and 27, Adidas lead trainer Pol Cejas will offer guided breathwork sessions on the beach with limited availability for the general public.
In Paris, L/Uniform has served up an exclusive collaboration with Hôtel Costes to celebrate the brand’s 10-year anniversary and the hotel’s 30-year milestone. A handful of bags are being sold via the L/Uniform boutique and its site, and select items are available at Hôtel Costes. The washable and repairable bags are in black and white. The No. 72 Foldable Bag and the No. 139 The Postman are offered at the hotel. The No. 25 The Belt Bag, the No. 151 Tote Bag, and the No. 139 The Postman are being sold via L’Uniform’s store and its site.
In honor of its 55-year anniversary, Il San Pietro di Positano on Italy’s Amalfi Coast has debuted the Il San Pietro boutique that is offering an exclusive line of hotel-branded clothing and accessories that combines the traditional with doses of color and contemporary style. There is also a capsule tennis collection that is meant to be a reminder of the resort’s tennis court, which overlooks the turquoise-colored Tyrrhenian Sea. In turn, the on-site shop, which was designed by Fausta Gaetani, Gaia Meriggioli and Ornella Ornaghi, reflects the natural surroundings with Vietrese ceramics, featuring shades of green, turquoise, and Mediterranean blue. All of the apparel is imprinted with Il San Pietro di Positano’s signature dolphin logo.
Next month the Hotel Cala di Volpe will be spotlighting fashion in a much different way at its annual gala. The Grammy Award-winning Jennifer Lopez will be the headliner in Sardinia, Italy. It is safe to say that the designer label-loving Lopez will come through on the fashion front.
Having sold more than 80 million records, Lopez also is attracting attention for her acting. Her 2023 film “Mother” is one of Netflix’s 10 most watched films of all time. Her latest film “Unstoppable” hit number one on Amazon Prime Video globally. Next up is “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” which is due out this fall and a new project with Netflix “Office Romance,” which is in production with actor and screenwriter Brett Goldstein. Hotel Cala di Volpe is a Marriott International-managed property that is owned by Smeralda Holding, which is indirectly owned by the Qatar Investment Authority.