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    Bow Dress | Black Beetled

    £1,250.00
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    Our one stop, maximum impact party season dress. 

    Based on the silhouette of our Leila dress, we have added length for a more dramatic shape. The black beetled linen gives a unique sheen that gives this dress such a fun edge. 

    An oversized hand-crafted bow sits just under the ruffle and adds a really playful element to the dress. Pair with heels for winter weddings and dinner parties, wear over jeans with sneakers for a paired down look. 

    One size fits all. 

    These are garment measurements in inches, not body measurements. Compare them with a similar garment you own and like the fit of.

    Measurements marked “laid flat” are taken across the garment, not around it.

    Neck to Hem 48.5"
    Width (laid flat) 50"
    Neck to Shoulder 14.5"
    Sleeve Length 10"

    Please get in touch if you have any questions about sizing.

    Crafted from Irish beetled linen, this piece draws on one of Ireland’s oldest textile traditions. The beetling process gives the fabric its distinctive structure, smoothness and sheen, preserving a rare craft still practiced in Northern Ireland today. Care Instructions Dry clean only. Avoid prolonged exposure to direct sunlight and store in a cool, dry place. Use a padded hanger or fold neatly to help maintain the shape of the garment.

    Our made to order pieces have a production time of 3-4 weeks.

    Ready to ship items will be shipped within 1-2 working days.

    Delivery is £6, and free on orders over £250.

    No customs charges for any of our pieces if based in the EU.

    BOW DRESS | BLACK BEETLED | Our one stop, maximum impact party season dress. Based on the silhouette of our Leila dress, we have added length for a more dramatic shape. The black beetled linen gives a unique sheen that gives this dress such a fun edge. An

    Bow Dress | Black Beetled

    £1,250.00
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    • Made in Ireland

      Handmade in Belfast by one of our sewists.

    • Beetled at Upperlands

      From the last mill of its kind.

    • A bow

      Hand-crafted, just under the ruffle.

    • Made to order

      Nothing is cut until you choose it.

    Look closer

    A longer shape, a quiet sheen

    Longer, for a more dramatic shape. The black beetled linen gives it a sheen that is all its own.

    • BOW DRESS | BLACK BEETLED | Our one stop, maximum impact party season dress. Based on the silhouette of our Leila dress, we have added length for a more dramatic shape. The black beetled linen gives a unique sheen that gives this dress such a fun edge. An

      The bow

      Oversized, under the ruffle.

    • BOW DRESS | BLACK BEETLED | Our one stop, maximum impact party season dress. Based on the silhouette of our Leila dress, we have added length for a more dramatic shape. The black beetled linen gives a unique sheen that gives this dress such a fun edge. An

      The tiers

      Swinging as you turn.

    • BOW DRESS | BLACK BEETLED | Our one stop, maximum impact party season dress. Based on the silhouette of our Leila dress, we have added length for a more dramatic shape. The black beetled linen gives a unique sheen that gives this dress such a fun edge. An

      Worn

      With heels, or with jeans.

    The cloth

    Beetled linen.
    Struck until it shines.

    Linen, wound on a wooden beam and beaten under wooden hammers until the weave closes and a quiet sheen comes up.

    It is done at Upperlands, in the last beetling mill in the world, on engines well over a century old. The sheen comes from the hammering, not from any finish.

    It gives the cloth a crispness ordinary linen does not have, and lets it hold a shape.

    Willie Smyth, the world's last linen beetler, at the engines in Upperlands.

    BOW DRESS | BLACK BEETLED | Our one stop, maximum impact party season dress. Based on the silhouette of our Leila dress, we have added length for a more dramatic shape. The black beetled linen gives a unique sheen that gives this dress such a fun edge. An

    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.

    Need it by a particular day? Let us know by emailing us or leaving a note at checkout.

    Meet the cloth and the craft

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