Island living
News, style tips and tricks from the true connoisseurs of island living
Sarong styling
How do you wear yours? We have been asked how to style the classic Lotty B sarong and have lots of suggestions, but we would love to know how you wear your sarongs, please do send them to us!
ALL GO - BIG 50
It certainly is All Go with only a couple of days before the Big 50th celebration. The tents are going up all the way along Britannia Bay, the rain keeps coming and going so the island is beautifully green and flowers abound, and luckily the sun shines in between.
SPLASH OF GOLD
Just 6 days to go until the big Mustique 50th celebration party. 'A Splash of Gold' is the dress code, and we have yet to finish making our costumes!
GALA GREENS
16 days to the 50th Celebration of Mustique and I'm 'Farm Girl Thursday' again. This means taking the early morning flight off-island to St. Vincent (6 minutes), and a ten minute drive up into the hills to 'Spring Valley Farm' - Paradise on Earth! We have important work today as we are supplying the Arugula for the Gala Dinner.
COUNT DOWN!
Arriving back on-island is always an excitement but I wasn't expecting such a hive of activity after just 2 1/2 weeks away! What industry there is in every direction. This isn't any ordinary build-up to the summer high season, there is good reason for such hustle and bustle, Mustique is celebrating 50 years of the formation of the Mustique Company! - quite a mouthful!
Philippe Starck
What an exciting moment to be present as Philippe Starck puts in the finishing touches. The island is so quiet that only a handful of us were lucky enough to be around to pop a bottle of champagne and drink to the unofficial launch, or perhaps better described as the sneak-peak to the new Basil's Bar. (The official Launch will be at the big 50th celebration of Mustique this summer)
NEW STYLES
We started work on a new jumpsuit design which pretty quickly turned into pallazo pants and and a racer-back top! We'll produce it in our new Lotty B silk prints and when worn together will give a jumpsuit effect
TURTLE TIME
What a special day! Walking the windward coast of the island we came across an enormous leatherback turtle, Polly Angela, laying her eggs.
SEA URCHINS
These stunning hand thrown sea urchins arrived on Mustique all the way from the Cloud Pottery in Scotland. Spot the real urchins! What a relief there were no breakages..
CATERPILLARS!
The caterpillars are back with a vengeance! Our frangipani tree in all its glory and two days later - after the caterpillars! The rascals can eat a leaf in front of your eyes and they almost...
Mustique in Bloom
Mustique in Bloom! The island has been a riot of flowers this month but as the trade winds begin to blow in I noticed them thinning out and thought I'd better catch a few of the November flowers...
