Skirt in Linen

The cloth comes from a mill outside Milan that has been producing novelty weaves since 1946 — the same source as the Mini Tank Dress, whose jacquard fabrics appear in the collections of European houses without being named on their labels.

This linen is something different: a yellow floral and black dot print applied over a woven windowpane structure, so the fabric carries both decoration and dimension simultaneously. In daylight the windowpane reads through the print, giving the surface a depth that a flat-printed fabric cannot replicate.

The skirt is cut in four panels from high waist to hem, flaring into a full A-line midi that lets the print move without bunching at the seam. It is fully lined — not as an afterthought but as the decision that makes the silhouette possible: unlined linen at this weight would soften and lose the panel structure within a few hours of wearing. The closure sits at the hip: two buttons and a hidden zip, clean from the front. The top is cut from the same cloth.