There are inspiring places and people who know how to draw from that inspiration, turning it into fashion. Jenny Walton, a renowned New York illustrator, fashion influencer and style icon, discovers the best Mediterranean-inspired looks at La Roca Village.

Walton’s elegant and deeply personal style has long been recognised and applauded by the industry – no wonder she’s a columnist for Vogue.com and a reporter for European Fashion Weeks for New York’s Bergdorf Goodman.

However, it’s undoubtedly her ability to champion (and wear) the latest trends, mixed with timeless garments from any decade, to create a sophisticated, highly personal wardrobe that’s brought her fame.

Following the philosophy that inspiration comes from the places you visit when travelling, Walton explored La Roca Village’s most charming corners, imbuing her inner artist and unique perspective with the Mediterranean lifestyle that permeates the destination.

Look 1: Rive Gauche
Crédito: Top SANDRO, falda BA&SH, fular CLAUDIE PIERLOT, gafas ETNIA BARCELONA.

"I love playing with scarves in my looks. In this case, I think it adds a very chic touch to the whole style."

Look 2: Mediterranean Bohemia
Crédito: Vestido CLAUDIE PIERLOT, sombrero de Saray, bolso COACH, fular SANDRO, alpargatas CASTAÑER.

“In summer, I always turn to natural fabrics, like linen. The distinguishing feature? A striking hat.”

Look 3: Earth tones

Crédito: Top SANDRO, falda BA&SH, fular CLAUDIE PIERLOT, gafas ETNIA BARCELONA.

“Earth tones draw a perfect chromatic range for the warmer months.”

__ Look 4: Eternal nostalgia__

Crédito: Sombrero de CASTAÑER, vestido de BA&SH, zapatos LOTUSSE.

"Long dresses are comfortable and you don't need much more to achieve your ideal look. Accessories help to enhance the look and make it dressier or more casual."

Look 5: New coco
Crédito: Gafas ETNIA BARCELONA, vestido SANDRO, anillo TOUS, bolso COACH.

“This oversized dress has a touch of class that can be transformed and made cooler with accessories, like these brightly coloured glasses.”

Look 6: Flowy and versatile dresses

Crédito: Sombrero de Saray, vestido MAJE, pañuelo FURLA, bolso CLAUDIE PIERLOT, zapatos LOTUSSE.

“Here, I wanted to transform a fairly simple shirt dress with two of my favourite accessories: a hat in the same shade and a scarf.”

You’ve carved a niche for yourself in the world of illustration with your own very recognisable style. What other illustrators attract your attention?

Many of them. Kanaki has fascinated me for years for his simplicity. Pilarin and Jordi Labanda are illustrators who inspired me when I was little. René Grau and Florine Stettheimer fascinate me for their colourful scenes of great beauty and very cool characters.

Where do you look for beauty?

In everyday scenes. I always say they are verses of the everyday and fantasy.

We often see you painting outdoors, in the street, under natural light... What role does the environment play in your artistic process?

I always tell a story. And the environment is fundamental in understanding what’s happening on paper. Sometimes, that same environment goes beyond the paper and helps me to create a performance with a single thread.

How would you define the Mediterranean lifestyle in three words?

Free, beautiful and thoughtful.

And how is it reflected in the way you dress?

Especially in the fabrics, more natural fabrics that blend and cohabit with the environment and my day-to-day life.

Your personal style is a unique mix of vintage pieces, details from local artisans (like your hat collection) and designs from contemporary brands. How did this combination come about?

For as long as I can remember, I’ve liked to mix and match, to experiment with clothes. Over the years, more than something conscious, it’s become something that comes naturally. When choosing a garment, I look for it to make me fall in love at first sight. And then that it’s part of my speech and what I want to convey. Although it’s an indirect discourse, not very thought out, I like to improvise.

Fashion and art often meet in your work. Where does one begin and where does the other end?

They go hand in hand. In my work, one doesn’t exist without the other.

Tell us about the painting you sketched in La Roca Village, under the bamboo trees created by Flowers by Bornay.

It was a very improvised work, so it’s that type of sketch where everything emerges in a more natural and spontaneous way.

How do you experience fashion from a slower, more conscious and creative perspective?

I don't get carried away too much by trends. So, dressing in what I like and in such a free way makes me more conscious of what I wear and buy. That makes it more fun.

La Roca Village is a canvas for creativity. How important is it to enjoy a destination where fashion shares space with support for local talent, creativity and gastronomy?

For me, it's an experience. It's not just shopping for clothes. Every corner is thought-out and created as a sensory pleasure. Art, gastronomy and, of course, clothes.

You’ve visited La Roca Village several times. What do you like most about the experience?

Everything, really. Sometimes shopping can be stressful – between people, loud music in some stores – La Roca Village is a place to relax and enjoy. It awakens the opposite of stress in me.

Is there a brand or space that particularly inspires you?

The Apartment, that beautiful refuge where I love to go. Sitting on any bench, everything is surrounded by flowers and trees. And, of course, many of the boutiques, with brands like Etro, LOEWE, Prada...