Description
Saint-Tropez in July: the market at Place des Lices is crowded with straw bags and baskets of peaches, and everyone seems to be on their way to the water. Picture Hélène packing for the afternoon, tossing a wide-brimmed hat on top of the tote, sunglasses on her head, a paperback she will not open and a bottle of lotion that will mostly end up on the towel. By four o’clock the hat has blown off twice and been rescued once by a gallant teenager on a paddleboard.
This cheerful box captures that unhurried summer mood. The tote is painted with care and topped with a sun hat and accessories, the whole arrangement looking ready to be carried down a path toward the sea. It holds small treasures, making it a handy home for earrings left behind before a swim. Give it to a sister who never misses a beach holiday, a friend newly moved to the coast or anyone who keeps a striped towel in the car just in case. It brightens a guest bathroom or a vanity all year long.
A closer look
- A beach tote with a sun hat and accessories
- Sunny, carefully painted detail
- Holds small treasures
- Measures 2.25 x 2 x 2.5 inches
- Rochard, hand-painted Limoges porcelain from France
Even in February, one glance at it smells faintly of sunscreen.
