Sofia Sanchez de Betak is headed to Myanmar with her family for the holidays. She’ll visit the country’s historic Buddhist temples, take a boat ride down a river, visit the city of Yangon, and spend some time at the beach. “I need one big adventure a year,” she said—and this will certainly qualify, especially with her not-yet-two-year-old in tow. Months from now, Myanmar references will turn up in Sanchez de Betak’s Chufy collection. For her latest offering, an earlier trip to Arizona provided the fodder.
Travel is both the cause and effect for Sanchez de Betak; the prints are lifted from the far-flung places she visits and the throw-on-and-go silhouettes—sundresses, peasant tops, jumpsuits, and swimwear (a recent addition)—are the pieces she likes to pack for her getaways. Of course, the ease of her clothes make them the type of thing she reaches for in the city too. She modeled the versatility of a printed-cotton poplin jumpsuit that’s shown in the look book with white tennis shoes by teaming it with a chunky turtleneck sweater and stacked heel boots for a showroom appointment. The point is to carry the vacation state of mind with you.
