“SWIMWEAR HAS TO ENHANCE THE BODY. IT’S THE CLOSEST YOU GET TO BEING NAKED, TO REALLY BE EMPOWERED BY YOUR FEMININITY – AND BE PROUD OF HOW YOU LOOK; YOU JUST HAVE TO LET GO.” NATASCHA SAYN WITTGENSTEIN TOOSHIE IS THE ORIGINAL BEACH LIFESTYLE BRAND, BORN OUT OF A DEEP-ROOTED UNDERSTANDING OF THE STYLISH WOMAN WHO LOVES NOTHING MORE THAN TO ESCAPE INTO A WORLD OF SUN-DRENCHED GLAMOUR. FOUNDER AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR NATASCHA SAYN WITTGENSTEIN TAKES INSPIRATION FROM HER FREE-SPIRITED MOTHER, THE SWEDISH MODEL BIRGITTA AF KLERCKER, WHOSE ATHLETIC BEAUTY WAS IMMORTALISED BY VOGUE IN THE SIXTIES. “MY MOTHER MODELLED BIKINIS A LOT,” NATASCHA SAYS. “DIANA VREELAND SAID SHE HAD THE BEST LEGS!” THE MAGAZINES NATASCHA LOOKED AT AS A CHILD WERE FROM A GOLDEN ERA, THE DAYS OF IRVING PENN, JEANLOUP SIEFF, RICHARD AVEDON, GUY BOURDIN. AND BIRGITTA WAS PHOTOGRAPHED BY THEM ALL. NATASCHA LOVES THE MAGIC OF THOSE IMAGES OF HER MOTHER – IN GRAPHIC ONE-PIECE SWIMSUITS, HER LONG PONYTAIL SWINGING AS SHE MOVED, OR STRIDING ACROSS A BEACH IN A BANDEAU TOP AND A MOROCCAN KAFTAN.

MEET BIRGITTE RABEN OLRIK SHE’S ADVENTUROUS, CREATIVE AND A TRAVELLER AT HEART. MOST OF THE COLLECTIONS SHE CREATES ON HER MANY JOURNEYS TO EXOTIC AND HIDDEN PLACES IN THE EAST, AS SHE STRIVES TO FIND SMALL ARTISANS TO HELP BRING HER COLLECTIONS TO LIFE. MEET BIRGITTE RABEN OLRIK – THE WOMAN BEHIND RABENS SALONER. “I LOVE THE CREATIVE PROCESS. I STARTED TRAVELLING IN ASIA, MET A LOT OF ARTISANS AND STARTED BUYING DIFFERENT THINGS. I SOLD THEM FROM THE BACK OF MY CAR – I KNEW A LOT OF BUYERS AS I’VE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY FOR YEARS, AND THEN IT JUST SLOWLY EVOLVED TO WHERE IT IS TODAY,” BIRGITTE RABEN OLRIK EXPLAINS. AT THE CORE OF THE BRAND IS THE IMPORTANT FEELING THAT EVERYTHING HAS TO COME FROM HER HEART. RABEN OLRIK IS CREATING HER OWN AESTHETIC, HER OWN DNA.

P.F. CANDLE CO. IS AN INDEPENDENT FRAGRANCE COMPANY FROM LOS ANGELES, OWNED AND OPERATED BY WIFE-AND-HUSBAND TEAM KRISTEN PUMPHREY AND THOMAS NEUBERGER. SINCE OUR FOUNDING IN 2008, P.F. HAS GROWN FROM A ONE-WOMAN OPERATION TO A TEAM OF OVER 60 PEOPLE, MAKING CANDLES, REED DIFFUSERS, INCENSE, AND MORE. FROM A STUDIO APARTMENT OPERATION TO A GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED BRAND, P.F. IS A COMPLETELY BOOTSTRAPPED ENTERPRISE. WITH NO FORMAL BUSINESS DEGREES OR EXPERIENCE, THIS COMPANY HAS BEEN BUILT BY THE SPIRIT OF GRIT, PASSION, DIY, WITH A HUGE HELP FROM OUR CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE CONTINUED TO SUPPORT US ALONG THE WAY. OUR MISSION WE BELIEVE THAT FRAGRANCE SHOULD BE AN EVERYDAY LUXURY, AND OUR MISSION HERE IS TO MAKE LIFE SMELL BETTER THROUGH HIGH-END QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE PRICES, WHILE SUPPORTING THE LIVES OF THE CREW THAT MAKES THAT ALL HAPPEN. OUR PRODUCTS THE ENTIRE P.F. COLLECTION IS VEGAN, CRUELTY-FREE, AND PHTHALATE-FREE — ALWAYS. ALL OF OUR CANDLES ARE MADE WITH 100% DOMESTICALLY-GROWN SOY WAX. WHILE OUR PRODUCTION METHODS HAVE IMPROVED OVER THE YEARS, SOMETHING THAT HASN'T CHANGED ABOUT P.F. PRODUCTS IS THE PEOPLE BEHIND THEM. ALL OF OUR PRODUCTS ARE DEVELOPED, PRODUCED, TESTED, PACKED, AND SHIPPED BY OUR TEAM OUT OF OUR WAREHOUSE IN LOS ANGELES, CA.