Tracing Blouse, Madder
Tracing Blouse, Madder
This one of a kind blouse is hand dyed with Madder root. It has soft chevrons in the dye pattern, and contrast silk trim inside the neckline, and sleeves. Features a U neckline, inverted V in the back panel, and an A line shape. A new version of your basic short sleeve blouse, it goes well with cropped trousers, or tucked into fitted jeans.
Fit: A line, slightly loose
Fabric: 100% hand dyed silk twill
Measures: 38" bust circumference, 24” length in front, 42" hip circumference.
Care: Dry clean, or hand wash, cool water, and line dry. Hot iron
note: image with blouse on dress form is the Goldenrod colorway found here
This garment is part of a collaboration with textile artist Graham Keegan. A skilled natural dyer, Graham works out of his studio space in Echo Park. Each dye batch is small, and done by hand for quality, and consistency. He uses a variety of natural dyes, and this collaboration shows off his work with Madder root dye. The mottled appearance of these pieces is a characteristic of hand dyed items. All of the pieces in this collaboration are limited edition, or one of a kind. Jill and Graham select fabric together for quality, luster, and hand. Pattern and layout of the clothes has been carefully engineered. Certain of the pieces have been dyed with a folding process that requires precision, and can take over an hour for a 2 yard piece of fabric. Jill designs the garments, and cuts each one individually. The result is a one of kind dress or top.
See what fashion blog RackedLA has to say about our collaboration and the process of creating these pieces! Article here