In the sun-drenched, baking courtyard just outside our Padua shop, among pastel walls and porticos, the colours of an ongoing summer season blend together. Clothes, hats, bags and shoes, all suitable for sultry weather without giving up your grace and originality.

Follow Sari‘s proposals and find out how to wear design clothes and be really feminine …even on sale!

Cauliflower Issey Miyake washed cotton dress, printed with graphic design, featuring a gathered bodice, wide round neck with drawstring, just above knee length, sleeveless, relaxed fit

Trippen thong sandal with doubled soft elk leather straps, ankle strap with velcro fastening, padded footbed

Scha hat in twisted seagrass

Y’s Yohji Yamamoto dress in heavy cotton gauze with shaped bodice and flare skirt, double wrapped straps, side zip fastening, curved hem, calf length shorter at side

Scha hat in double sinamay and cotton

Y’s Yohji Yamamoto hobo bag in treated calf leather, snap fastening, interior pockets, one with zip, fully lined

Marsèll “goccia” treated kangaroo leather lace-up style shoes, open toe, no lace, contrast tone rubber heel

Sacai dress with cotton jersey top and broderie anglaise skirt, low round neck with satin trim, short sleeves, drop drawstring waist and gathered skirt, side pockets, relaxed fit, light grey/white colour

Scha gold coated linen beret, knit cotton edge and lining

Peter Non sabot, Birkenstock style sole, broderie anglais cotton upper, suede lace

Rick Owens light jersey dress in double layer, low round neck, shoulder straps, gathered at the front and back, side slit pockets, self tie belt, knee length

Lgr Lunettes woman’s sun-glasses with shaded grey photochromatic lenses; frame in flexible acetate by Mazzucchelli and lenses by Barberini.

Issey Miyake lengthened pumpkin shape flexible bag in polyester satin with glass coating leather details and shoulder strap, drawstring and magnetic fastener, interior zipped pocket, full lining

Trippen flat wooden platform sandal, single strap across the toes and an ankle strap with rivet and holes closure, calf leather

Pleats Please Issey Miyake pleated jersey dress with stripe design undertone at the back, low round neck, sleeveless, just above knee length

Lgr Lunettes sun-glasses in the style of Onassis with frame in flexible acetate by Mazzucchelli and shaded photochromatic lenses by Barberini ideal for drivers.

Trippen flat wooden platform sandal, single strap across the toes and an ankle strap with rivet and holes closure, calf leather

Cosmic Wonder flowers print patch cotton dress, square neckline with gathered detail, spaghetti straps, elasticated band at rear, calf length

Scha hat in twisted seagrass

Trippen ankle high sandal with cut out design in calf leather, open toes, buckle fastening, rubber sole

Junya Watanabe lace tunic dress with floral embroidery design, boat neck with centre slash, cropped shoulder with side lace panel gathered on the shoulder falling to the hem at the front and back

Scha boater style hat in parasisal vintage, tight- brimmed, limited edition

Trippen flat wooden platform sandal, single strap across the toes and an ankle strap with rivet and holes closure, calf leather

Do you think sales just mean the present season’s end-of-the-line products?

Browsing an online catalogue that displays the same garments and suits for months on end can bore you and stifle interest.

With Sari’s help, from the Padova shop directly, let’s try mixing articles to see those same products from a different angle…items you have already seen will look completely new!

Pleats Please-Issey Miyake polyester froissé shirt, plunging v neck with button fastening, short kimono sleeves, azur colour

Y’s Yohji Yamamoto trousers jumpsuit with zip detachable band top, wide leg, drop crotch, button and zip fastening, side pockets, waistband with belt loops, patch pockets at rear, top with button fastening, chest pockets, adjustable straps at the back, in washed cotton

Issey Miyake leather and clear PVC inserts belt, stud fastening; length; white colour

Marsèll “goccia” treated kangaroo leather lace-up style shoes (not in sale) open toe, no lace, contrast tone rubber heel; white colour

With Pleats Please-Issey Miyake shirt in straw-yellow colour

Cauliflower Issey Miyake spider web design pleated boxy top in polyester etamine, boat neck, sleeveless, wide fit; white colour

Y’s Yohji Yamamoto shorts in tencel and linen, waistband with belt loops, two button and strings fastening, side slanted pockets, slit pocket with button at the back, relaxed fit

Issey Miyake leather and clear PVC inserts belt, stud fastening; length; white colour

Marsèll “goccia” treated kangaroo leather lace-up style shoes (not in sale) open toe, no lace, contrast tone rubber heel; white colour

With blue colours: Cauliflower-Issey Miyake top , Issey Miyake belt, Marsèll “goccia” shoes

Issey Miyake tank top in pleated printed polyester with colour gradations design, round neck, relaxed fit

Cauliflower Issey Miyake hakama style wide cropped cotton trousers, wide high waistband with loops and small self belt knot fastening, one side patch pocket, bluette colour

Trippen flat wooden platform sandal (not in sale), single strap across the toes and an ankle strap with rivet and holes closure, calf leather; black colour

With green/yellow fluo t-shirt Issey Miyake

An easy cardigan?…Paper and acrylic barré knitted!

For some reason whenever we go into a store, or even more so, whenever we happen across an online clothes catalog, our approach tends to be very superficial.

Our attention is caught by a certain color tone, a type of fabric, or by some particular detail that fascinates us more than another. Hardly ever do we go beyond this first impression and really explore what we see hanging on the rack or what lies behind the preview icon.

Yet, there are spaces, both real and virtual, where clothes are not so easily dismissed with a fleeting glance but require more careful consideration. Such as this unbelievably vast selection of garments, whose ingenious design, rare materials and unexpected colors, deserve a lot of attention.

Simply slowing down and observing more closely allows us to see the complexity and beauty that is all too easily overlooked by a casual glance.