From Toast to Rixo, British labels are finding new fans across the Atlantic. Our styling editor shares her wisdom for US-based customers looking for a slice of the sartorial pie
Like the Beatles before them, a slew of British brands are taking the US by storm with their whimsical dresses and cosy knitwear.
First up is Toast, the purveyor of said knitwear. Then there is Me + Em – a favourite of the Princess of Wales and Victoria Starmer, wife of the British prime minister – and party dress expert Rixo, two cult brands that have opened bricks-and-mortar shops in New York. This season, the London-based, great plains-coded brand O Pioneers is also apparently looking for a site for its move west. And finally, traditional nightwear label If Only If has yet to open a physical store, but that hasn’t stopped its online sales going up by 500% in the US this year.
Continue reading… From Toast to Rixo, British labels are finding new fans across the Atlantic. Our styling editor shares her wisdom for US-based customers looking for a slice of the sartorial pieLike the Beatles before them, a slew of British brands are taking the US by storm with their whimsical dresses and cosy knitwear.First up is Toast, the purveyor of said knitwear. Then there is Me + Em – a favourite of the Princess of Wales and Victoria Starmer, wife of the British prime minister – and party dress expert Rixo, two cult brands that have opened bricks-and-mortar shops in New York. This season, the London-based, great plains-coded brand O Pioneers is also apparently looking for a site for its move west. And finally, traditional nightwear label If Only If has yet to open a physical store, but that hasn’t stopped its online sales going up by 500% in the US this year. Continue reading… Fashion, Life and style, Dresses, Women’s trousers, Women’s tops