Shopping: Totem Brazil

A few blocks back from the legendary Ipanema beach I stumbled upon Totem,  a tiny boutique overflowing with colorful bold geometric prints.  The vision of surf champion, Fred D'Orey, the brand exudes laid back Brazilian beach style.  Hoping to add to my collection of breezy tops and floor sweeping summer dresses a few years after discovering this gem, I was pleased to find that Totem is now available through numerous stockists around the world - Fortunately I won't have to justify a plane ticket to Rio in order to replenish.  Here's a favorite Jane Birkin inspired mini from Spring/Summer 2011.

*images via Totem