STATEMENT STYLES

The Tapestry Halter

Some elegance is worn. This kind is woven in.

Designer Notes

We began with the jacquard - a pattern woven into the cloth rather than printed onto it, thread over thread on the loom, until the motif becomes part of the fabric itself. In pure cotton it breathes, carries weight, and holds its line across the neckline long after a lighter fabric would have given way. Everything else followed: a halter cut high to open the shoulders, hardware at the front placed to be noticed, a wide band across the back designed to be forgotten.

  • Woven, never printed
  • Pure cotton
  • Breathable
  • Holds its shape
  • Texture with relief
  • No sheen, no cling
  • Woven, never printed
  • Pure cotton
  • Breathable
  • Holds its shape
  • Texture with relief
  • No sheen, no cling

Woven, thread by thread

Held, and never held in

Cut high across the shoulder line to open the neckline and draw the eye upward. Precision tailoring and considered seam detailing contour gracefully through the body, so the shape comes from craftsmanship rather than compression - and stays exactly where it's placed, through the length of an evening.

Sized 30 through 38.

Considered, front and back

The front hardware. A polished, sculptural closure at the centre - refined enough to elevate, secure enough to trust. Jewellery and fastening in a single gesture.

The wide elasticated back band. Broad enough to lie flat, generous enough to move as she breathes, smooth beneath a jacket. The detail no one photographs and every woman notices.

Trends are printed. Character is woven.