This was one of the items we coveted during a recent sample sale. Unfortunately, we'd already spent our budget so we had to say no. Then a new opportunity came around and we jumped on it, along with the matching pants (the Carrot Jean).
And can we just say: the pants are, we believe, the most sophisticated trousers we've ever worn. They combine just the right amount of slouch with the right amount of sharpness. They are almost unbelievably soft and they are graced with details like the bit of orange stitching that shows when you roll them up (de rigeur), the faint sliver of white lining that shows in the front pockets and the tagua buttons engraved with a matter-of-fact urn face.
Then there are the details no one else sees but that we enjoy every time we put them on: the soft cotton waist-and-pocket lining in a subtle graph-paper weave, the orange-stitched French hemming and, of course, the little brass Feral Childe medallion at the label.
If that's not enough, they're made "from khadi cotton sourced from Indigo Handloom: yarns are hand-twisted, and woven on traditional handlooms without electricity. Truly handmade!"
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We sneaked a glimpse (though not confirmed) of a similar pant in an upcoming collection, or we would have gone back and bought another pair for backup when these eventually wear out from overuse.
The jacket is a classic with the neat twist of a cutout on the left lapel. It's "fully lined in organic cotton voile"--a shapely lining that adds to the chic. We handcuffed ourselves from purchasing the matching Spade Skirt in spades, and that's the only reason why it's still available to you!