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Made in Ireland
Handmade in Belfast by one of our sewists.
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Loinnir Pink
Our own pink linen, beetled until it sparkles.
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Lined in red
A flash of red Irish linen inside.
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Made to order
Nothing is cut until you choose it.
The good coat
A coat for occasions, and for making an occasion of an ordinary day.
Look closer
Light on the surface, red within
Softly gathered sleeves and a subtle puffball hem, held in shape by the crispness of the beetled cloth.
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The lining
Red Irish linen, seen as it moves.
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The sleeves
Softly gathered, full of light.
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The hem
A subtle puffball, in motion.
Kept for Good
Also in Loinnir Pink
Same cloth, other shapes.
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Also in Loinnir Pinkbeetled bow skirt | loinnir pink
£560.00
The Bow Skirt.
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Also in Loinnir Pinkdad’s shirt | loinnir pink
£495.00
Dad's Shirt.
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Also in Loinnir Pinkdad’s tie | loinnir pink
£175.00
The tie, to finish it.
The cloth
Loinnir Pink.
Loinnir means sparkle.
Our own pink Irish linen, beetled until it catches the light.
The pink was made for us, then taken to Upperlands, to the last beetling mill in the world. There the linen is wound on a wooden beam and struck by wooden hammers, again and again, until the weave closes and the surface begins to shine. The sparkle comes from the hammering, not from any finish.
That crispness holds a shape away from the body and lets the light run along every fold: the gathered sleeves of the Anointed Coat, the double layers of the Bow Skirt, the long line of Dad’s Shirt. It is the signature pink of Kept for Good.
- Colour
- Brilliant pink
- Finish
- Beetled in Upperlands
- Worn as
- Anointed Coat, Bow Skirt, Dad’s Shirt and Tie
One pair of hands,
start to finish.
Every piece is cut and sewn in Belfast by one of our sewists, who sees it through from the first cut to the last stitch.
We keep our making close to home on purpose. Belfast was once the linen capital of the world, and the skills that built it are rare now. Making here is how we keep them alive.
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