Boscobel, a historic estate overlooking the Hudson, was the setting for Sea’s spring 2025 lookbook. One reason for choosing it, said designer Monica Paolini: “It’s close to where Sean [Monahan] and I grew up.” The team showed Upstate some sartorial love by embroidering horses and lambs on a soft gray cardigan styled with a long … Read more
Sea’s resort collection started at the movies. What caught Monica Paolini’s fashion eye while watching the documentary Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg were the costumes from another flick: 1970’s Performance. The jacket made from a green piano shawl that Mick Jagger sported as Turner particularly caught her eye. Sea offers one in black, … Read more
A celebrity hairdresser, who has previously styled the hair of Princess Diana, Gwyneth Paltrow and George Michael, has shared his top tips. With numerous strange ‘beauty hacks’ on social media, distinguishing good ideas from baseless myths can be a tricky task. Fortunately, Nicky Clarke OBE is here to help, confirming that three prime TikTok methods … Read more
Having decided to swim with the tide for fall (a choice many brands are making) Sea’s Monica Paolini and Sean Monahan lavished attention on “real” clothes. “I know it’s boring to talk about war wardrobe dressing,” said Paolini in a preview, “but people are not buying so many whimsical things right now and it felt … Read more
Lightness isn’t a quality usually associated with Victoriana (all those tufted sofas and crinolines), but the two come together harmoniously in Sea’s easy-to-wear pre-fall collection, which is full of cross-season dressing tips. These included pairing an openwork dress with a linen blazer cinched with a black leather waist bag, and creating interesting texture play by … Read more
