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WALKING THROUGH A 'NOMADIC FAIRY TALE' – 'ANTHROPOLOGIE' IN LONDON

Pondering over the thought of ‘TRAVELLING HOMES’, a growing phenomenon across the globe – I can’t fail to notice how ‘travel’ has become a part of everything today. While more and more people are craving to see the world, collecting memories of our experiences has also become a vital part of our journeys, which include carrying journals, travel diaries, and weaving together ‘all that we gather’ in our personal spaces.

Living through this change in November 2011, while I was happily shopping in London, I crossed the ANTHROPOLOGIE store, which seemed nothing less than a nomadic fairly tale to me. Entering into a different world almost like a movie set, the store looked like a literal museum of global culture built by someone who has wandered around the world.

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Satisfying my curiosity to know better and deeper, the brand was celebrating the work of Australian author and interior designer ‘Sibella Court’, based on her latest release of a book known as ‘NOMAD’, a journal of her travels in search of unique and eclectic inspiration.

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Surfing through Sibella Court’s interview, only to agree with my thought, I found her quoting, “Nomad is all about bringing your travels home without theming your space. I wanted to show people that they can draw inspiration from every tiny detail of their trip: street signs, people, color  light, words. Once home, your experiences can be translated into the home in unique and beautiful ways that trigger those special memories. Whether it’s a rug in the color of the spices at a Syrian market or a gin & tonic on your blue & white striped deck chair looking over the backyard (but pretending it’s the Amalfi Coast). It is all about bringing a moment into your home so that when you pass through your space, you stop and smile and remember your adventures”.

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While gazing through how beautifully every single piece of the store was weaved together, I knew I could spend hours lost in that world, looking at the vintage chests put as shelves onto the walls or the polar bear carrying the luggage in a primitive style. And as much as I wish that the store looked like that forever, I did manage to capture this fairy tale in my camera and I hope that these visuals equally engaged each one you reading this post to be ‘travel inspired’…!

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StreetTrotter is a Travel, Culture & Lifestyle blog, inspiring people everyday with real stories to look good and travel even better. Founded in 2012 by Shraddha Gupta, Founder & COO, this space is all about experiencing new things in life, be it a daring mountain trek, a frugal backpacking trip, a runway look made local, or simply anything that scares you enough to live a little more deeper.

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