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Check out the new Aquatic board shorts from Island...

Thu, 31 May 2012 18:10:31 -0400

Check out the new Aquatic board shorts from Island Company…perfect for every island escape!

Island Company Navy Dot Classic Shift featured on "Classy Girls Wear Pearls"

Wed, 30 May 2012 21:36:23 -0400

Island Company Navy Dot Classic Shift featured on "Classy Girls Wear Pearls":

Sarah Vickers is ready for summer…shopping in the streets of Nantucket for this season’s perfect essentials. Looks like she got her favorite, the navy dot classic shift dress, and we are loving it on her! Escape Travel Live with Island Company!!!

Island Company safari dress shown on NBC Washington as the summer's top pick for a cover up!!

Sun, 27 May 2012 09:04:38 -0400

Island Company safari dress shown on NBC Washington as the summer's top pick for a cover up!!:

Buy the dress here!!

http://www.islandcompany.com/storm-safari-shirt-dress.html

Island Company airs it’s first commercial! Directed by...

Mon, 21 May 2012 18:14:16 -0400

Island Company airs it’s first commercial! Directed by Spencer Antle, who was once an award-winning commercial director before getting into designing bikinis, ‘NEVER RETURN’ was shot in Tulum Mexico. With DP Pete Warrilow, and editor Steve Prestemon, and filmed entirely with the Canon 5D and 7D, the micro budget couldn’t stop this 5 person crew from making escapist magic! Visit us at IslandTV!

Loving our friend at goldfishkiss…amazing picture, cheers...

Thu, 17 May 2012 00:52:00 -0400

Loving our friend at goldfishkiss…amazing picture, cheers to the summer!!! Escape. Travel. Live.

Island Company’s first television commercial ‘NEVER...

Wed, 16 May 2012 10:56:44 -0400

Island Company’s first television commercial ‘NEVER RETURN’ is slated to air this weekend! i directed this in Tulum, Mexico, with 3 other people. Excited for you all to see it! Standby for airtimes! Boston, Palm Beach, Miami, Cayman…

See the new Hadley Dress here!

Wed, 09 May 2012 13:37:46 -0400

See the new Hadley Dress here!

The Escape Artist

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 01:46:00 -0400

The Escape Artist:

Real Life magazine with article on Spencer Antle from Island Company.

Read the article here!

New Gramps Morgan (of legendary reggae group MORGAN HERITAGE)...

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:40:31 -0400

New Gramps Morgan (of legendary reggae group MORGAN HERITAGE) album REGGAE MUSIC LIVES cover art photographed and designed by Island Company Creative Director Spencer Antle.

The beach never looked so good!! Shop Island Company bikinis...

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:42:26 -0400

The beach never looked so good!! Shop Island Company bikinis here: http://www.islandcompany.com/womens_bikinis.cfm

QUIT YOUR JOB. BUY A TICKET. GET A TAN. FALL IN LOVE. NEVER...

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 10:08:12 -0500

QUIT YOUR JOB. BUY A TICKET. GET A TAN. FALL IN LOVE. NEVER RETURN.

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Island Company Naples is the store to be seen on the west coast...

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:47:43 -0500

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Island Company Naples is the store to be seen on the west coast of Florida. One of Island Company’s flagship stores, this experience is not to be missed!

message from a fan!

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:23:00 -0500

I would like to personally extend my gratitude for the amazing experience I have enjoyed with Island Company. I ordered a number of your products and they were delivered Fed Ex today including the most unique feature I have ever received. A thank you card that was hand written from you, free shipping and two of your mind altering tumblers.

To say I was stunned, does not convey the pleasant surprise. In this world of “make a buck”, the concept of service and appreciation have passed away.

But, there is something more you should know that simply transcends the explainable.

During a recent private cruise with my family over the Christmas holidays through the Florida Keys, we stopped and spent two days at Little Palm Island Resort. During that stay I purchased one of your shirts - Curacao Striped Linen, in blue. Picked out because it look good, you know, just a nice shirt.

Two days ago, I wore that shirt for the first time. I had a number of errands to run over the course of the day, nothing unique: bank, Apple store, car dealership, went to a resort by our home for dinner. EVERYWHERE I went on that day, I was treated better, had more service from everyone, was approached by people openly, etc. etc.

After getting home, I was talking about it with my wife of 40 years, and then it dawned on me, IT WAS YOUR SHIRT! I don’t why or how, but your shirt made me look geometrically better to everyone I came in contact with. I know that sounds crazy, but it happened.

Now you know why I took that shirt off, found your website and dropped a few bucks to acquire more of your magic shirts and other products.

The Curacao Striped Linen, in blue was out of stock in large, but when it comes in, let me know, because I need another one in case something happens to mine.

Regards,

David K.

A fan of Island Company that tattooed themselves with our Quit...

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:55:46 -0500

A fan of Island Company that tattooed themselves with our Quit Your Job mantra! We feel blessed to have such devoted fans!

new film from Island Company coming soon!!!

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:17:40 -0500

new film from Island Company coming soon!!!

Quit Your Job. Buy A Ticket. Get A Tan. Fall In Love. Never Return.

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:00:00 -0500

QUIT YOUR JOB: It isn’t exactly about just quitting your job. It’s about getting unstuck. If you’re not happy, what are you waiting for? Quit following the path that is unfulfilled and consider doing something else. The time is Now. For most of us, this is the hardest part of changing your life. Making that first step. You have two choices in life: the path of least resistance, or the path you can’t resist. I say, “why resist?”. Quit. Go. Now.

BUY A TICKET: the world is a big place and there’s a million dreams we’ve all had, most of which will go unrealized unfortunately. Buying a ticket means finding a destination where you think improvement can be made and pointing yourself in that direction. The great thing about travel is when we get somewhere new our lives usually appear different to us when we look back into them from the outside. I’ve always thought that as a society we don’t spend enough time vacationing. We spend 50 weeks a year working for the goal of taking 2 weeks off. There’s an obvious problem with this equation. But even one day off, if lived correctly, can be a major return on a small investment. The ticket doesn’t cost that much in the scope of life.

GET A TAN: It’s not about the tan. It’s really about letting yourself go, to really learn to relax and become a “local” in your new environment. I’ve found through extensive island travels that its takes a considerable amount of time to become “unstuck” and become a local. Our day-to-day jobs, efforts, trials and tribulations build up a lot of scar tissue and we put up a lot of barriers in dealing with them. This makes seeing the good things hard sometimes. It takes nearly a month to truly decompress. Another month to become yourself again (and by yourself I mean that person who was once full of ideals and dreams that has been slowly silenced by the day to day monotony that seems to change us and put us off course). And again it takes another month just to become indoctrinated in becoming a “local” in whatever new environment you are in. The locals know the roads, the hideaways, the places that make you smile. They are freer than us. So yeah, I guess I’m saying that to truly “get a tan”, and not just a “tourist tan”, you need to be somewhere 3 months. We’ve seen them on vacation – those dark-skinned, ex-patriated locals that make us jealous. Their tans are different than ours. Well so are their minds too.

FALL IN LOVE. I think this is a testament to becoming yourself again. It doesn’t necessarily mean “finally finding that perfect person that only exists in faraway fantasy locales”, but by returning to the state of mind that allows you to be open to falling in love. In love with where you are, who you are, and in love with the potential of your future. This love is what allows great things to happen again. And it usually isn’t dependent on anyone other than ourselves to achieve.

NEVER RETURN. Well it’s the best ending to being reborn. Don’t go back to the past, keep moving forward, life can be as great as we want to make it, so never move backward. The past makes up who we are. No matter how great, or how bad some events have shaped us, it’s what we’re left with today that we have to work with. This is where true growth happens in our life. By moving forward, building upon the past, seeking greatness in the future. Never returning.

—Spencer Antle, Island Company Founder and Creative Director

Buy the tee shirt here: women. men.

(The QUIT YOUR JOB mantra is owned and trademarked by ISLAND COMPANY LLC. Usage of it without permission may result in legal action)

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Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:59:00 -0500

The Ariel Dress is now available online! An instant classic!...

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:38:29 -0500

The Ariel Dress is now available online! An instant classic! Available at islandcompany.com!

Make holiday shopping fun this year with Island Company! From...

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:00:11 -0500

Make holiday shopping fun this year with Island Company! From totes to dresses, linen shirts to board shorts…we have you covered. Indulge her with Island Company sun care and sunglasses. Get everything on his wish list: tees, classic shirts and linen shorts. The islands never go out of style with Island Company! Visit www.islandcompany.com and start your shopping now!!

"OMG I just love your store so much - I wore the long halter dress so much last year (that I picked..."

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:29:41 -0500

“OMG I just love your store so much - I wore the long halter dress so much last year (that I picked up in the spring in Naples) that I bought a second one at the end of the season! Just walking into the Naples store feels like you’re on vacation. I’ve even taken pictures of it for when we do our floors one day in our “Toronto Beach House”!! (not exactly vacation house but it is at the beach!) Thank you so much!”

- Jen, Toronto, Canada