In last month’s ISO I wrote I don’t want to write about The Scene – I want to jump into water and feel pure desire and this month that is still proving to be true if not even more so. I am mostly In Search Of swimming, long beach days, eating ice cream in the middle of the afternoon, not knowing what time it is, wearing bathing suits as a uniform, and dreaming about the perfect beach towel.
The very first search I ever saved on eBay was “YSL Vintage Towel.” Specifically, I am In Search Of Yves Saint Laurent’s 1970’s Fieldcrest towels in black and gold. I first spotted the towels years ago when Green River Project, the furniture and interiors group co-founded by Aaron Aujla, started posting photos of the Chinatown apartment he shares with designer Emily Bode. When I wound up with my own space adorned with loads of dark wood, I took lots of inspiration from the apartment, but the towels were the first thing to catch my eye.