UNIFORM | Córka Rybaka Beanies

I'm not sure which I love more, the origin story of Córka Rybaka or the actual beanies—they are both so great. Córka Rybaka, which means fisherman's daughter in Polish, is a hand-knit unisex beanie label out of Warsaw. Monika Kucel hand-knits each and every Hemingway-esque beanie herself from 100% Peruvian Highland wool in her apartment in Poland. I mostly love how she is focused on one product, just one, and mastering it. The beanies (€65 / $82), which if treated well are claimed to last a lifetime, are shipped worldwide. You can shop the 2013 collection online. Now, if you're interested, check out the origin story here!



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ICON | Françoise Gilot

Photos of French painter and author Françoise Gilot in her studio in 1953 via AFP.

"For me, style is essentially doing things well. If you want to be outrageous, be outrageous with style. If you want to be restrained, be restrained with style. One can't specifically define style. It's like the perfume to a flower. It's a quality you can't analyze." —Françoise Gilot

UNIFORM | The South Pacific

Photo of unknown military personnel on Fassarie Isle, Ulithi Atoll by Carl Mydans for LIFE.

Being currently in Hawaii and having just finished the book Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption, I keep looking at the ocean and the islands trying to imagine them 70 years ago when the world was at war and incredible and horrific things were happening on tiny islands all over the Pacific. Finding photos of women in uniform during WWII has always struck a chord, especially this one. I just wish I knew more about her.

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