Style & Stories

Meeting the founders of independent shops around the world. Sharing key pieces from our latest collections and the concepts behind them.
IN PRAISE OF SLOWNESS - KINFOLK BRUNCH

A few weeks ago Toast help set the table once again for the bi-annual Kinfolk

11 years ago
THE GOLDEN HOUR

Toast Kantha Gowns and Washed Linen Nighties, worn by the women at Sisterhood

11 years ago
SISTERHOOD - A WEEKEND IN DEVON

This time last week,a group of like-minded women travelled to Loveland Farm in

11 years ago
TOAST CLOSE UP - HYACINTH BASKETS

Our Hyacinth baskets have been made by women weavers living near a lake in

11 years ago
WORKSPACE / SUE PARASKEVA

Sue Paraskeva hand throws and turns her beautiful speckled porcelain for us on

11 years ago
A QUIET MORNING BY EMMA HARRIS

Long gone are the weekendsof lying in bed untillate, those lazy Sunday

11 years ago
A Family Build A Wardrobe / Model Erika Wall

Erika Wall is a long term favourite model of ours, latterly a mother and

11 years ago
Designed by, Worn by - Print Designer Kirsty

Each month we will be asking one of our designers to pick something from the

11 years ago
TINTYPE PHOTOGRAPHY - MEN SS/15 SHOOT

Tif Hunter took these tintypes for our new Men's Book at his studio in

11 years ago
A MINI HISTORY OF THE DUNGAREE

TOAST has been making dungarees for a long time. Here we map a brief history of

11 years ago
We'll travel far for colour...

We'll travel far for colour as, to pluck an obvious example from the air,

11 years ago
WHITE ON WHITE - ALICE GAO

Alice Gao photographer, traveller, urbanist, blogger and

11 years ago
MY SOURCEBOOK / JESSICA SEATON - ELLE DECORATION FEATURE

In the April issue of Elle Decoration, our co-founder Jessica Seaton shares her

11 years ago
WOVEN MOONLIGHT*

Blue-flowered flax makes linen. Fine white linen for the robes of

11 years ago
TOAST CLOSE UP - JAPANESE SELVEDGE DENIM

Our collection this half year began with our imaginations in Japan. We have

11 years ago
BATTLE OF THE ORANGES COMPETITION

Today the inhabitants of the ancient town of Ivrea in Northern Italy celebrate

11 years ago
A Mini History Of... Fair Isle

Andie Cusick The literal translation of Fair Isle' is island of

11 years ago
A MINI HISTORY OF THE PARKA

Andie Cusick The parka is often thought to have its origins in the military

12 years ago
A MINI HISTORY OF... THE BROGUE

Andie Cusick As a child, I loved polishing shoes. Every week I would help my

12 years ago
A MINI HISTORY OF THE BRETON SHIRT

Andie CusickI saw him pacing through the bedroom and the lofts like those

12 years ago
WHY MEN LOVE CLOTHES - FASHION VERSUS STYLE

Michael Smith As someone who's always been keen on clothes, I like to imagine

12 years ago
WHY MEN LOVE CLOTHES CRAFT BEARDS

Michael Smith I remember noticing the style beginning to coagulate a little

12 years ago
Why Men Love Clothes - The Terroir of British Clothes

Michael Smith The French swear that the secret to understanding the

12 years ago
Andrews of Arcadia Meets Toast Travels Uptown Part III

The third dispatch from author, printer and dealer in 'Vintage Fishing Tackle

13 years ago