When I was in High School, there was only one thing we cared about, and that was the Grateful Dead. The Grateful Dead was our music, our community, and our bond to each other. My very first business was making Grateful Dead bootleg baseball hats and selling them in the parking lot of the shows.
35 years later I received a call from the manager in our Boston store staying that Bob Weir came into the store and wanted me to call him. It took me a few days to gather the courage to return the call. He answered and I said, “Mr Weir?” His response was, “Call me Bobby”. I took a deep breath and then we just jumped right into it. He then came to my office in LA to discuss all of the ideas that he had for a collaboration with us and The Dead. We connected immediately like two old friends who had known each other forever. He opened the door and together we went wild. We spent years together perfecting the beloved serape that he wanted for every occasion, which eventually led to us creating a serape for him to wear to accept the Kennedy Center Honors, which he so richly deserved.
Our collaboration was a process of me initiating an idea and Bobby taking it to the next level. I’d create a concept, and he would make it his own.
I am so grateful to have experienced Bob’s greatness firsthand and to be able to call him my friend.
My heart goes out to his wonderful family Natascha, Chloe, and Monet, and to his incredible team that was one true family, reflective of the person he was. For me, it is life coming full circle and I will always take his advice to let the best ideas form around each other so that they are all dancing around the same May Pole.
Our new Cover Story is out!
𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞: 𝑷𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒆
For the new issue of L’Officiel St Barth, designer James Perse invites us into his world of sun-drenched simplicity, refined Californian living, and the art of effortless luxury. He shares a vision of lifestyle where fashion, architecture, and hospitality blend seamlessly.
His latest venture—the James Perse St Barth boutique, set to open for the 2026 season—embodies this philosophy. Designed as a modern beach house, the space feels like a natural extension of the island’s understated elegance.
Exclusively, and ahead of the boutique’s opening, L’Officiel invite you to step into the exquisitely refined univers of the one known as a legend.
@jamesperse@lucienpages
Interview by Philippe Combres @philippecombres
Photography by Skylar Williams
James Perse St Barth, Rue Samuel Fahlberg, Gustavia
#LOfficiel #JamesPerse #StBarth #NewIssue
Our new Cover Story is out!
𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞: 𝑰𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒔
For the new issue of L’Officiel St Barth, designer James Perse invites us into his world of sun-drenched simplicity, refined Californian living, and the art of effortless luxury. He shares a vision of lifestyle where fashion, architecture, and hospitality blend seamlessly.
His latest venture—the James Perse St Barth boutique, set to open for the 2026 season—embodies this philosophy. Designed as a modern beach house, the space feels like a natural extension of the island’s understated elegance.
Exclusively, and ahead of the boutique’s opening, L’Officiel invite you to step into the exquisitely refined univers of the one known as a legend.
@jamesperse@lucienpages
Cover photography by Skylar Williams.
Interview by Philippe Combres @philippecombres .
James Perse St Barth, Rue Samuel Fahlberg, Gustavia
#LOfficiel #JamesPerse #StBarth #NewIssue
