Former Armani Designer Launches Boutique in Santa Ynez

Mary Beth Larkin Rethinks Athleisure

(IN)LARKIN delivers comfort and glamour | Credit: Courtesy

Mary Beth Larkin rises early and chooses her clothes with a finely honed, keen instinct before dashing out of the door. In the car she cruises up Highway 154 towards her fashion boutique, (IN)LARKIN, located in Santa Ynez. As she listens to an audiobook, the one leisure she affords herself, she admires the landscape, thoughts of daring designs and business maneuvers undulating like the ocean waves. “I really do not have balance,” admits the designer. “I do think all my energy goes into my business.”

Mary Beth Larkin, shown at her store in Santa Ynez, is an inspiration to aspiring designers. | Credit: Courtesy

And it shows.

Larkin’s seasoned expertise has culminated in her ability to revise classic designs with attention to elegance and comfort. You read that right; with (IN)LARKIN you can have both. “There was a space between activewear and high fashion,” in which Larkin saw an opportunity, an opportunity that was realized in what she calls “Athglamour.” But before we can understand this bold development in the legacy of athleisure, there is more to understand about Mary Beth Larkin’s story.