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Made in Ireland
Handmade in Belfast by one of our sewists.
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Irish linen
Sourced here in Ireland, like all of our cloth.
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Gathered or loose
Two shapes, one pair.
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Made to order
Nothing is cut until you choose it.
An everyday alternative
With the Vivienne in white.
The Bloomers A favourite, and a little rebellion
In the 1850s women were expected to wear floor-length skirts over layers of petticoats, whatever the weather and however far they had to walk. Amelia Bloomer, who edited a newspaper for women called The Lily, began wearing a shorter skirt over full trousers gathered at the ankle, and printed a picture of herself in it. Hundreds of women wrote asking for the pattern, and the trousers took her name.
We made our first pair in 2021. Of all the bloomers we have made since, the Navy Stripe is the pair our community comes back to most: an oversized cut, gathered at the ankle or left loose.
Gathered in, or loose
Two ways to wear
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Gathered in
At the ankle, for shape.
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Beneath a dress
As they were first worn.
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With a shirt
Easy, every day.
A House Signature
Bloomers, in other cloths
One shape, more than one cloth.
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Also in the familybloomers | ecru
£320.00
In Ecru.
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Also in the familybloomers | steam
£375.00
In Steam.
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Also in the familytweed bloomers
£475.00
In tweed.
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Also in the familybloomers | gingham
£295.00
In red gingham.
The cloth
Irish linen.
Better with time.
All of our cloth is sourced here in Ireland.
Flax makes the strongest of the natural fibres, and needs far less water to grow than cotton. Linen is cool in summer and warm when the weather turns.
It softens with every wash, and gets better the longer you keep it.
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.
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