Taste of Christmas - Gourmet La Vanguardia
Italian panettone, premium preserves, master Adrià’s turron (nougat) and gourmet delights to fill your festive table and delight your loved ones’ taste buds. Gourmet La Vanguardia’s selection of fine foods includes premium spirits, with standout options in fine wines and French champagne. Additionally, its gift sets are the perfect idea for treating the food lovers in your life this season.
Cava Gala from Vallformosa, delectable turrón from Vicens, catànies chocolates from Cudié, and Lady Joseph biscuits – when you purchase these delicious treats, you support The Bicester Collection Villages’ philanthropic programme, DO GOOD.
Village Price
75 €
Rocambolesc & Casa Cacao
After years of using cacao in his recipes, a journey to the plantations changed Jordi Roca’s perspective. Meeting the ‘people of cacao’ and understanding the process opened up countless possibilities that now fuel his renowned chocolate factory.
Jordi Roca, pastry chef at El Celler de Can Roca, and his ‘partner in crime’ Ale Rivas wanted to roam the streets of Girona with the petit fours cart from their three-Michelin-star restaurant. While a clever – and delicious – idea, it was logistically impossible. Fortunately, this hurdle did not stifle their creativity. They parked the cart in central Girona and opened the first stop in their creative universe: Rocambolesc Gelateria, with ice creams inspired by travels and memories. Following its resounding success came Rocambolesc Bikineria.
Tropicfeel’s story went from being crowdfunded to becoming the official licensed footwear brand of the America’s Cup. After personally witnessing the negative impact of mass tourism and the need to travel light, Albert Espinós founded the brand in 2017. His first idea – and great success – was an all-terrain shoe that could take you from the beach to the city or the mountains without changing footwear. Now, Espinós has expanded the brand’s horizons with a range of essential travel products – high-performance, quality backpacks, technical clothing and a line of accessories – all with minimal environmental impact.
RRP
129 €
Village Price
90,30 €
Tropicfeel
Tropicfeel isn’t just a brand; it’s a community of travellers. This is partly thanks to its actions and purpose being perfectly aligned: to inspire more and more people to make the world a better place.
Mascaró
The beginnings of the Mascaró group – which founded Pretty Ballerinas in 2005 – trace back to two brothers who started making ballet shoes in Ferreries, Menorca. It wasn’t until the 1970s that the brand’s heirs introduced new designs and collections.
What began in 1918 as a small artisan workshop in Menorca is now one of the largest (and oldest) footwear factories in Europe. Although the size of the infrastructure has changed over the past hundred years, the company is still owned by the Mascaró family and continues to prioritise craftsmanship. Every pair of loafers, boots and sandals passes through the expert hands of more than 60 workers, each responsible for every detail of production to ensure that the final product upholds the company’s exacting standards.
Comfort, elegance, fashion and timelessness. These are the key concepts that come to mind when thinking of the Spanish brand, although there is one lesser-known, but equally important, factor: heritage. The brand, founded in 2005 by the Mascaró group, stems from the family’s tradition with ballet shoes and is inspired by the personality and style of great icons. Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, and Faye Dunaway are some the inspirations a selection of that brand’s most iconic designs, which have won over not only insiders and celebrities but also royalty.
Pretty Ballerinas
If there’s one footwear style that’s revolutionised 2024, it’s the ballet flat. In various versions – Mary Jane, kitten heel, or flat – its nods to ballet, femininity and coquettish energy have taken centre stage in a host of fashion publications.
Scuffers
Although they founded the brand when they were just 16 and 17, Cruz and López take ideas from the artistic direction of Stüssy and Jacquemus to designers like Rhuigi or creative director Gordon von Steiner to create an aesthetic universe that’s shaped a very distinctive and personal brand image.
Founded in 2018, the pair behind Scuffers started designing the clothes they liked but couldn’t find on the market and have since conquered Gen-Z wardrobes. Jaime Cruz and Javier López, founders and creative directors, have created an extensive range of clothing and accessories that dress young people from head to toe, both in Spain and across the world. At a time when hoodies, genderless patterns and graphic tees are the generation’s uniform, Scuffers stands out by focusing on the quality of its garments.
After working in various roles at major fashion houses, Tory Burch decided to launch her namesake brand in 2004. Influenced by her parents’ impeccable fashion sense, the brand perfectly represents classic American style: timeless, versatile and with a sporty touch. The designer writes thank-you notes by hand and never leaves her parties until after the last guest. This attention to detail (and people) has ensured that, after 20 years in business, her designs continue to attract her original clientele while also winning over new generations.
Tory Burch
Burch's childhood memories, specifically the cross-stitching on the Dutch quilts in her Pennsylvania home, were the inspiration for the ‘monogram’ print used in her accessories.
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