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One of the most versatile accessories in your style arsenal is a colorful scarf. Whether it’s knotted on top, around your neck, or even through your belt loops, it’s the quickest way to add a…

  There is something about the blue and white color combination that feels supremely summer. Perhaps it’s all these years of classic French actresses like Brigitte Bardot or Jean Seberg pedaling around Nice, France, in…

Cheers to Summer!   Summer’s here and our calendars are filling up with happy hour cocktail parties and dinners al fresco. For our latest catalog we headed to Oaxaca, Mexico, and felt fully in the…

Most vacations involve swimsuits whether it’s a tropical beach, natural hot spring or a turquoise pool surrounded by loungers. According to a study by the National Travel and Tourism Office, our favorite way to take…

  Solid Choices—How To Wear the Bold, New Hues   Subconsciously we all gravitate to darker colors in the darker months, so it makes beautiful sense that the arrival of spring, and segueing into summer,…

Summer in Full Bloom The warmer weather is synonymous with floral prints, their endorphin-inducing feel is on par with laid-back hours spent in the garden, dining al fresco, or inhaling the fresh sea air with…

Happy Earth Day—Celebrating Planet Bee While we think every day is earth day at Johnny Was, and celebrate any opportunity to learn different ways that we can have a positive impact on our environment. For…

From Italy with Love—Accessory Edit While our last catalog was inspired by beauty of the French countryside—think rolling lavender fields and olive trees–our leather accessories have always been made in Italy with love.  When we…

Spring Florals–One Print, 5 Ways If ever there was a time to wear head-to-toe florals, that time is spring. With Mother Nature bursting forth with her annual sense of renewal, color and joy, a bouquet…