THE BOYS REPORTER - curating art, design, stories, styles for cool boys (0-16) and their contemporary parents.

EASTER IN STYLE BABY! FILA X MINI RODINI.
We don’t need to say much, only showing you that Mini Rodini is the one to keep an eye on, ever since their start in 2006. So (mindblowing) inspiring! Almost every collection is a wannahave, depending on your personal taste. Always consistent in a ‘quality and sustainable’ way. Always fun, quirky and playful. There is no brand that is so surprising in prints, every collection, thanks to the founder being the illustrator herself. Kids really want to wear this. Personally we are still in an AWE over our cheese/mouse puffer jacket we bought in 2014. Wished we kept it, just to look at. Although that’s not sustainable hey… We kept one item though, it’s the printed safari jacket from 2012, as our gem.

I will keep following them, even though I can’t buy the gear for my kids anymore. They are grown out of the size and are not keen of wearing it at the start of their teenage stage of life. Mini Rodini is a steady brand with designs people still want after years, so now and then they come up with a new version of former favourite designs. And the best part of it all is that you can sell the clothes your kid is growing out of easily. They keep their value. Best of both worlds, sustainable and contemporary cool.
Check their vision towards their impact here.

This collaboration is a Swedish Mini Rodini take on the heritage of FILA and the sporty Italian style.

“FILA is such a classic brand to me. I’m thinking Björn Borg, Wes Anderson and 90s Chloë Sevigny. That’s the feeling I wanted to transfer to the collection. A mix of cool, my Swedish take on Italian sporty, rabbits of course and the love for the 70s style of the tennis legend Björn Borg”, says Cassandra, Founder and Creative Director of Mini Rodini.

We love her creativity and hope they will stay forever as a brand.

Have a HAPPY EASTER and more fun days wearing this!

Everytime Wolf & Rita launch their new collection
we’re happily surprised. Always! Besides their own qualities,
they get their inspiration from unexpected sources.
Some gents or ladies from the past inspired them
and you never know who or what and that’s awesome!
‘Expanding your horizon’ is definitely in their vocabulary : )

The SS21 collection is inspired by two;

Dutch conceptual performance artist
and photographer Bas Jan Ader
& on the great literature classic Robinson Crusoe
by Daniel Defoe. Two intriguing artists,
leaving the world ‘an aura of mystery and fiction’.

“Our story is about the endless power of imagination
and the fantasy of a chance encounter
between Bas Jan Ader and Robinson Crusoe
on a tropical island somewhere, where they might
share a good amount of stories
while admiring the beauty of Nature
and the wonders of the universe.”

The collection is bright and graphic-ly artistic.
With strong crisp colours and soft versions
of colour tones, all combining very well together.
They are archetypisch forms, the new classics,
…like the printed short-sleeve shirt
and the comfy pants, long and short.
All in soft comfy but sophisticated fabrics.
Of a very high quality. Which is the standard
at Wolf & Rita, since they inherited the knowledge
of their dad. Shoes in the same prints,
diverse accessoires & the lovely
‘Anyway’ as a badge or as a print on a few designs.
A joyful collection in many ways.

Wolf & Rita always have eye for this,
which is a true good in these days;
they always credit their source.
But not just by mentioning them, their inspiration…
the artist is a real part of their campaign.
As a little art class or history class.
And that’s rare in fashion. Exactly that is
what I like about this family.
They are very humble, elegant and cool
at the same time. Everything they do… fits,
because they are ‘a real family’…
a family with beautiful values and a big vision.
And you can see that through all the details
in their collection(s). Magic!

Looking very much forward to this summer…
Thanks again for inspiring us!

Take a look at wolfandrita.com

Photography: Carlos Lobo
Styling: Nelson Vieira
Models: Afonso, Felipe, Guilherme, Gui, Rodolfo

“The bright yellow pants
is the one we fell in love with.”  – the cool heads

WOLF & RITA – FREEDOM BLUES
Collection AW 2020

Full of beautiful contemporary printed shirts and (zipped) hoodies,
comfy pants with stripes, or in corduroy or in (soft) cotton,
jackets with cool artistic badges or in herringbone (our favourite),
onesies in corduroy and a more glamourous version in
gorgeous metallic greenish (yes yes!),
and some cool snapbacks for the kids who love accessoiries.

Here you can learn about styling and mix and match. Away from the
save styles. Although, if you prefer uni and basics, like we do,
there are still a lot of beautiful very well made styles left.
And if you LOVE prints and vibrant colours,
this is one of the collections you need in your wardrobe.
For boys/kids, to create their ‘own identity.’

‘Freedom Blues’, the name of this stunning collection of Wolf & Rita
senses all kinds of ‘feelings’ and it’s true. It has such a different meaning
at this moment right now. Last january (’20), when we saw this beautiful collection
already live in Paris, we could have never guessed we would end up
in this extremely global situation. 

‘Summer 2020’

What a strange and weird time in our history. Due to the virus
and the following lock-downs obviously. But we think more important,
due to one of the most difficult and painful topics of our time, RACISM.
It makes us realise that we didn’t grew as much as we hoped for, in society.
A sad conclusion. We personally are so fed up with people who can’t accept
any individual different than themselves on this planet. Always let their fear
be leading into their actions. We are all humans on one planet.
We should take care of each other, learn from each other.
Maybe we are not there yet at all,
but at least we are heading towards ‘a new chapter’.

The importance of deepening the dialogue, to really ‘listen’ to each other,
especially to the ones in pain, to become more aware, absorb knowledge,
be warm-hearted. And most important know the history and what some
‘HEROES’ had to go through… to make sure it will never happen again!
We can learn from all of this, so it didn’t happen for nothing.

Wolf & Rita have their own hero, the amazing artist William “Bill” Traylor.
FREEDOM BLUES is a tribute to this master. He is regarded today
as one of the most important American artists of the twentieth century. 

William was born into slavery and worked his whole life,
after the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation, as a farm laborer in rural Alabama
and later as a shoemaker and factory worker in Montgomery.
It was only then, homeless and in his eighties, that Traylor began making drawings
and paintings on paper, using gouache and other media.

His works, he left behind more than one thousand pieces of art,
depicting cats and dogs, rabbits, street figures, dancers, and other characters,
are visually striking, simple and yet powerful.
Traylor’s vibrant imagery and colour palette inspire and compose the patterns
created for Wolf & Rita’s Autumn-Winter 2020 collection. 

Traylor would not live to see the civil rights movement
but he was contemporary to those who laid its foundation.
To those, then, agents of social change
and to those acting today they wish to pay homage. 

You will understand that this particular collection of Wolf & Rita is here,
without expecting, at the right place and at the right time.
A beautiful tribute to someone who wasn’t aware at the moment,
what he would have accomplished and had given to the world.
How wonderful and heartwarming we can enjoy his beautiful work now…

A big ‘chapeau’ for following your heart and gut feeling, lovely Wolf & Rita.

Photography and Design Carlos Lobo
Styling Nelson Vieira
Styling Assistant Sandra Mendes
Models Ana Marta, Carolina, Felipe,
Gabriel, Lia, Lara, Mafalda, Manuel,
Maria, Maria, Margarida, Rita, Rodolfo and Sara.
(Yesss, there’s an amazing girls collection too…)

WOLF & RITA

p.s. In 2014 we’ve already showed you this inspiring brand.
Read it here… and in 2016, find here and in between…

A month ago we had our feature in KID’s WEAR mag (online)
where we’d mentioned Mini Rodini
for our favourite and their brilliant Classic Pico Jackets.

But we have to say, they’ve nailed it again with this version
MOON JACKET.
From their pre-fall18 collection Space Odyssey
A waterproof lightweight jacket which can be fold into a little bag.
And the print is truly Mini Rodini-ish…,
which will cause a lot of lovely, happy comments on the street.

“Me and my kids have been watching Stranger Things and ET a lot lately.
I love getting thrown back to the innocent times of the 80s where outer space
and twilight zones were a big part of kid’s everyday life”,
says Cassandra Rhodin, Founder and Creative Director,
on her inspiration behind the new collection.

Very stylish, very comfortable and a very… #wannahave!!!! ; )

Have a lovely day today!
No rain finally! But you need this jacket anyway!

Photography: Mini Rodini
(the boy, the clothes, the attitude, totally cool!)