The Cool Drop: New Discoveries, New Obsessions
Female founders and creatives with impeccable vision and undeniable inventiveness.
There’s no prescribed rhythm to this week’s drop. No trend to track or thesis to prove. Just a collection of founders, objects, and ideas I stumbled upon and couldn’t keep to myself.
Consider this an open notebook moment. The kind of discoveries that stop you mid-scroll or mid-thought and remind you why curiosity matters. Things that feel considered, expressive, and made with care. Too good not to share.
Clara Colette Miramon
Berlin-based womenswear designer Clara Colette Miramon creates clothes for pop icons and for the girls who simply want to dress like one. I discovered her through this metal breastplate corset, a piece that exists comfortably between art and fashion. Her work is a little wild, a little playful, and unapologetically expressive. Exactly the kind of energy worth leaning into. Seen on Cardi B and Doja Cat, and carried at female-founded Café Forgot in New York.
Les Thèmes
I was stopped in my tracks when I saw this vintage shell champagne cooler. She’s perfect, and she’s sold, but that’s okay because the founder of Les Thèmes, Rebecca Goddard, has an impeccable eye and a wealth of equally thoughtful pieces worth discovering. From mother-of-pearl plates to jewelry and hair combs, the aesthetic feels romantic, modern, and restrained. Timeless and effortless.
Anna Boutashkova
Munich-born and London-based, this emerging shoe designer is currently studying at the Royal College of Art. If you’re drawn to shoes that lean more art object than accessory, she’s one to keep on your radar. An Instagram discovery for now. She isn’t selling her own pieces yet, but when she does, I’ll be first in line.
Happy Organics Co.
I feel like Omer Gilony would love this. A TikTok discovery founded by beekeeper Jessica Gonzalez, she makes the cutest beeswax candles straight from her California farm. I’m currently obsessed with the Heirloom Tomato. Picture three or four tucked into a table centerpiece. Cuteness aside, I switched to beeswax candles a few years ago after learning how harmful it can be to inhale most conventional candles (hello, formaldehyde and synthetic fragrance). These feel like a small, beautiful upgrade for your space and your air.
Petra Fagerstrom
Petra Fagerström works with lenticular pleating, a term I admittedly had to look up. Seeing her work, the concept becomes immediately clear. Images are printed onto vertically pleated fabric, creating a shifting visual effect that transforms depending on the viewer’s angle. The result is inventive and striking, but her practice extends far beyond technique alone. Her collections are produced using upcycled and deadstock materials, a commitment that has earned her both the Mercedes-Benz Sustainability Prize and the Chanel Atelier des Matières Prize. Conceptually rigorous, materially thoughtful, and quietly futuristic.
I’ve found that the most exciting discoveries often arrive without announcement. You’re simply paying attention and suddenly something clicks.
If one of these sparks inspiration, curiosity, or even a small sense of joy, then this drop has done its job. That quiet exchange of attention and appreciation is what C’est Cool is built on.
Until next time,
Kelly