A dress, and the knit that finishes it.
Three dresses and five cardigans cut to close over each other: a plaid skater that holds its pleats, a cable sheath with a high round neck, a flocked mesh maxi, and knits from a fine rib to a scalloped camel. Fitted over a dress rather than a stand, and worn through a working week before listing.
See the dress rail
Our bias
Warm without weight
A cardigan that presses on the shoulders is a cardigan that stays on the back of the chair. Loft is what holds warmth, so the yarns here are chosen for air rather than grams, and every one is weighed before it is approved.
A placket is judged with the cardigan closed
A cardigan worn open hides the one thing that matters, so every knit here is fitted closed over a dress and read from the neck to the hem. The placket has to sit flat at the bust without a gap, and the ribbing has to come back to its shape after a day of buttoning and unbuttoning. Yarn is sampled first: a swatch is knitted, washed and worn at the wrist for a day, because a yarn that feels soft in a bag can prickle after an hour. Sleeves are checked against a wrist that is writing and reaching, and the hem carries a little extra length at the back so it covers a waistband when the wearer sits.
The rail, in the order we wear it
A dress first, then the knit that closes over it. Open a card to read the bust, the sleeve and the room left for a layer underneath.
Bust and lengthSoft Cozy Crew Neck Button Front Cardigan For Everyday Layering Wear
$54.00
Rib worked inMilitary Inspired Button Detail Slim Fit Knit Cardigan Top
$33.00
Lined on the grainRibbed Knit Collared Cardigan With Elegant Gold Button Front
$36.00
The close-up: placket, rib, lining
Ribbing is worked at a tighter gauge than the body, which is what stops a cuff opening out after a month of pushing a sleeve up. Buttons are horn or a matte resin, sewn through a shank of thread so the placket closes flat, and each one is checked for a sharp edge on the reverse. On the dresses, the lining is cut with two centimetres of ease at the hip so it does not pull across a lap, and the neckline is finished with a facing rather than a raw edge. Even the hanger loop is tested: a knit dress is heavy, and a thin ribbon will tear the first time it is hung.
Before it is folded
Fitted over a dress
Every cardigan is tried on closed over a dress, so the placket cannot gape at the bust.
Yarn worn for a day
A swatch is knitted, washed and worn at the wrist before the yarn is ordered in quantity.
30 days, rights intact
Unworn returns within 30 days of delivery, with your statutory rights never limited by this policy.
