Our fabrics
We choose the fiber per garment, not per brand identity. A trouser that needs to hold a line gets ramie. A dress that needs to move gets gauze. Here is every fabric we cut, with the numbers that actually predict how it will behave.
Why natural fiber
Not as a slogan — for what it does on the body. Natural fibers absorb moisture rather than sitting on top of it, which is why linen feels cool in heat and wool feels warm without weight. They breathe, they take dye softly, and they improve with washing instead of pilling and going grey. They also crease, hold a stain if you leave it, and need a cool wash. That is the whole trade, and we would rather you know it before you buy than discover it after.
How to read a weight
Grams per square meter is the most useful number on this page. It predicts drape and opacity better than any adjective.
House fabrics
Tillcloth — 150 gsm cotton double gauze
| Fiber | 100% cotton |
|---|---|
| Weight | 150 gsm |
| Weave | Double gauze |
| Hand & drape | Airy and soft from the first wear, with a fine pucker that deepens after each wash. Falls close to the body rather than holding a shape. |
| Care | Machine wash cold, hang dry. Don't iron flat unless you want to lose the texture. |
Reedcloth — 240 gsm ramie-cotton, garment washed
| Fiber | 60% ramie, 40% cotton |
|---|---|
| Weight | 240 gsm |
| Finish | Garment washed before it ships, so the fit you try on is the fit you keep |
| Hand & drape | Dry, cool to the touch, with more body than linen. Holds a wide leg open instead of collapsing against the shin. Creases sharply and doesn't hang out — that's the ramie. |
| Care | Machine wash cold, hang dry. |
The fibers we use
Linen
Spun from flax. Breathes better than anything else we cut, absorbs moisture without feeling damp, and softens with every wash. It creases — that is what linen does, and a linen garment that never wrinkles is usually not mostly linen.
The Nora Camp Shirt and the Margot Pleated Wide Leg Pant, both cut in linen.
Cotton and cotton linen
Softer against the skin than pure linen and less prone to sharp creasing. Garment washed before it ships, so the fit you try on is the fit you keep.
Ramie
A bast fiber like linen, but stiffer and more lustrous. It holds a line where linen collapses, which is why it goes into wide legs and anything that needs to keep its shape through a day of wearing.
Merino wool
Fine enough not to prickle, warm without weight, and it releases odour on its own — which is why a merino knit needs washing far less often than a cotton one. Knitted in small runs.
What we can and can't tell you
Everything on this page that carries a number is measured. Where we don't have the paperwork for a claim — a certification, a mill audit, an environmental figure — we leave it off rather than imply it. A brand that certifies everything will say so loudly; a brand that says nothing specific usually has nothing specific to say. Judge us on the numbers we publish.