Community Threads | Harrogate

In our new series, Community Threads, we bring together the creative individuals that make up our TOAST shop teams and see the ways in which they thoughtfully style pieces from our new collections. 

This month we visit Harrogate. Its natural wellsprings sit alongside traditional markets, sweeping terraces and a thriving independent community of bookshops, restaurants and galleries. Just moments away from the Grade II listed Valley Gardens, our shop is situated on the scenic Montpelier Parade. 

Amy 

Amy has been working at toast since 2019. Drawn to live music, she likes volunteering at festivals as much as standing in the crowd. Trips to London as a child took her to the beaches of the Thames. Now, she’s reading Lara Maiklem’s A Mudlarking Year, exploring the fragments of history to be found on the foreshore. “I had no idea what was beneath my feet at the time!”

Amy, 5’10’, wears the Drift Stripe Shirt, and Cotton Linen Twill Pinafore Dress. 

Scarlett 

Scarlett has been the store manager at TOAST Harrogate for 12 years. She also runs 108 Fine Art gallery with her mother and sister. She is currently reading Monograph, a collection of artworks by the British artist Joash Woodrow. A forthcoming exhibition at her gallery will display Woodrow’s work. 

Scarlett, 5’6’ wears the Catrin Floating Print Cotton Poplin Shirt and Twisted Seam Japanese Denim Trousers. 

Ed 

Ed has been working at TOAST since 2024. A keen cook, he is "drawn to blue tones. I like to wear this padded gilet on a long walk when there’s a warm meal accompanied by a crisp drink waiting for me at the end.” 

Ed, 5’8, wears the Indigo Cotton Padded Gilet, Garment Dyed Stripe Workwear Shirt, and Denim Wide Leg Trousers. 

Catherine 

Catherine began working at TOAST in June 2022. Catherine has recently been reading the poetry volume A Portable Paradise by Roger Robinson, which won the T.S. Eliot Prize in 2020. “I love asymmetrical details, layering and texture in clothing. The wrap design of this pinafore gives a contemporary feel to a wardrobe foundation like this white shirt.”

Catherine, 5’5, wears the Cotton Poplin Wrap Shirt, Dash Stitched Cotton Tie Vest, and Twisted Seam Cotton Linen Trousers. 

Photographs by Poppy Thorpe. 

Words by Lauren Sneade.