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Editorial

The
edit.

The stories behind the brands worth wearing.

Brand profiles, city dispatches, cultural essays and the occasional manifesto. This is The Vitrine's point of view โ€” not just what to buy, but why it matters.

Issue No. 001 โ€” May 2025 Vol. I โ€” The Launch Edition
MS
Cover Story Zurich
Brand Profile

How Madame Sum turned dumplings into a cult identity.

Most restaurants make merch as an afterthought. Madame Sum made it a strategy. From their first Everpress drop to the Dumpling Ski Club tee, Zurich's beloved dim sum institution has built a community that exists far beyond the dining room โ€” and the merch is how you prove you belong to it.

AG
City Dispatch

Allday Goods and the art of the unlikely collaboration.

How a London food brand built a product line around Kerrygold butter, a Dusty Knuckle knife, and the idea that grocery shopping could be a cultural act.

WT
Brand Profile

Wasted Time: Lisbon, slowly.

In a city increasingly defined by pace and tourism, Wasted Time made a brand out of doing less, better. Their Bertha Bag is the most Lisbon object we've ever found online.

BM
The Object

The tee that made Basel laugh first.

"Local Cookie Dealer" is three words and a font choice. Baked by Milo proved that the best merch doesn't need a campaign โ€” it just needs to be honest about what you do.

HS
Drop Story

House Special's dragons: how a hoodie became a neighbourhood.

When House Special dropped the Mr. Bao's Dragons Hoodie, it wasn't a merch launch. It was a statement about East London, Chinese food, and what it means to belong somewhere.

DR
The Object

Drip Roasters' pullover and the quiet confidence of Swiss design.

No slogan. No graphic. Just a perfectly weighted pullover with a name on the chest. Drip Roasters understands that restraint is the most powerful design choice available.

LH
Brand Profile

Lamiri Harissa: when condiment becomes identity.

Most food brands sell a product. Lamiri Harissa sells a perspective โ€” a point of view about flavour, heritage, and the idea that what you put on your table says something about who you are.

Coming in Issue 002

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stories.

The editorial grows with every issue. City profiles, deep-dives into brand origin stories, and the occasional unpopular opinion about the state of independent merch in Europe. Subscribe to be first.

In research
Ibiza beyond the clubs
Coffee Beats & the morning-first movement
Commissioned
The Berlin merch scene
Why Germany's capital is the next city to watch
Planned
Alba Sourdough & the Zurich baker
What slow fermentation taught us about brand building

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