Style & Stories

Meeting the founders of independent shops around the world. Sharing key pieces from our latest collections and the concepts behind them.
Emerald Green | A Brief History

Strange as it may seem, the Roman emperor Nero might have felt quite at home in

9 years ago
Ray Stitch | Workspace

For this month's workspace we visited the fabric and haberdashery shop Ray

9 years ago
The Pinafore Dress | How To Wear

We asked Nikki, our Head of Buying, how she would style the Pinafore

9 years ago
In The Studio with Pip Hartle

I meet Pip Hartle in her shared studio in East London. Light floods in

9 years ago
The T-Shirt | Mini History

Soft to the touch, easy to wear, easy to clean: a piece of clothing that in

9 years ago
Dowry Embroidery | India

Escaping the fierce heat of the afternoon sun, a gaggle of Rabari women gather

9 years ago
A Modern Sort of Fair Isle

A bright green spot like an emerald on the wide ocean, this place is quite

9 years ago
Black Mountain College

This week we held an event to celebrate Black Mountain College, the inspiration

9 years ago
QUARRY Jewellery

Tell us about your work?QUARRY, founded in 2011, places emphasis on

9 years ago
Sculptural Soap | TOAST Curates #3

TOAST Curates is a series of events on topics that inspire us; this season we

9 years ago
The Huipil

This season we will be selling huipils in our Westbourne Grove shop. They have

10 years ago
Block Printing | TOAST Curates #2

TOAST Curates is a series of events on topics that inspire us: this season,

10 years ago
A Brief History of Red

Close your eyes. What's the colour that you see? Red. There could be no clearer

10 years ago
Workspace | Andrea Roman Ceramics

For this month's workspace we visited Andrea Roman the potter behind our

10 years ago
True Blue | TOAST Curates #1

TOAST Curates is a series of events and workshops on topics that inspire us:

10 years ago
The History Of Paisley

The Paisley pattern is undoubtedly one of the most widely known and loved of

10 years ago
Works of the Heart | The Artists

In December last year we began lookingfor a variety of artists to showcase

10 years ago
Wreath Workshop | The Flower Appreciation Society

The Flower Appreciation Society have been good friends of TOAST for quite a

10 years ago
Wintering

Albert Camus wrote, In the depths of winter, I finally learned that within me

10 years ago
Bringing The Outside In

On a wintry afternoon, when the air is fresh and crisp, I like to gather

10 years ago
The Christmas Tree

The tradition of bringing an evergreen coniferous tree into the house and

10 years ago
Switching Off For Christmas

The American writer Annie Dillard once said that how we spend our days is, of

10 years ago
HAND EMBROIDERED

In our Autumn & Winter Collection we have two dresses and a jacket that

10 years ago
Welcoming Autumn

The evenings draw ever inwards. When we wake in the morning the light is

10 years ago