CLASSIC LINES, CREATIVE MINDS

At Top Banana, we’re inspired by the elegance of vintage tennis style—and the rule-breakers who do things their own unique way. Anything but basic, our pieces nod to tradition with clean lines and sporty stripes, but they’re made for the creatively inclined: artists, designers, music makers, dreamer of dreams and anyone who brings their own spin to life—on and off the court.

MEET MICHELE — THE TOP BANANA

Michele Cosentino is the creative force behind Top Banana. Her designs are rooted in her childhood in Upstate New York—a simpler time in the '70s and '80s when summer days stretched endlessly, time was marked by ringing church bells, and streetlights signaled the bike ride home for family dinner.

A lifelong creative and proud dyslexic, Michele earned her B.A. from Boston University before studying graphic design at Portfolio Center in Atlanta. She spent 15 years building a design career in New York City, then returned to school at Parsons to study fashion design—blending her love of form, function, and storytelling through clothing.

Michele lives in Westport, Connecticut, with her husband Ari, their son Uzi, daughter Wallis, a cat named Lady Di, and Waffles, a very enthusiastic yellow lab.

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