A Long Weekend in Venice
Three dresses, one small bag, and the case for never checking luggage again.
The Flamingo Ruffle
Tiered cotton poplin, hand-painted print
$268
Resort — Summer MMXXVI
Endless Summer
Ruffles, florals and salt air. Thirty-two pieces for the very best days of the year.
Hello, sunshine
We make dresses for the good days. The ones that start with coffee on the deck and end barefoot at somebody's long table, still in the same dress, still perfectly happy.
— Bella La Vie
The favourites
Three to fall for
The lookbook
Summer
in six looks
The atelier
Made by hand,
made for fun
The Print
Every print starts as a painting on our studio table — gouache, a very fine brush and somebody's good afternoon. We engrave from the original, so the brushstrokes stay in. No two runs are ever exactly the same, and we like it that way.
The Ruffle
Tiers are cut on the bias so they fall in a curve rather than a straight drop. It costs us nearly twice the cloth. It is also the entire reason the skirt moves the way it does when you turn around.
The Finish
Hand-embroidered trims, covered buttons, ties long enough to actually tie. Pockets in almost everything, because a dress you cannot put your hands in is a dress you will not wear twice.
Piece no. 07
The Capri Maxi
Our botanical print in ink on ivory — the one print we cut in black and white, because every summer wardrobe needs one dress that behaves. Cotton voile, puffed sleeve, four bias tiers, and pockets you will find on the second wearing.
The journal
Notes from somewhere sunny
Sunshine,
in your inbox
First look at new arrivals, and the occasional very good sale.