Summer tailoring, Berea Kentucky
Tailoring, cut for the warm months
Wide-leg trousers, gingham shorts and dresses in satin and crinkle, made in Berea for heat that lasts past September.
Shop shorts and trousersTwo answers to a hot day
Five dresses that need nothing else, and three tailored bottoms that work with everything.
A waistband that disappears at noon
Summer tailoring fails at the waist. We use a faced band instead of a bulky one, set the rise so it stays level whether you are standing at a desk or sitting in a car, and cut the leg wide enough to move air without losing its line. Checks are cut on the bias at the waist so the horizontal lines follow the body, and matched at the side seam. Every shape is worn in heat before it is approved, because a seam that presses in at eleven will be unbearable by three.
Three waists, one afternoon
A faced waistband on the trouser, a bias-cut check on the short, and a dress that needs no belt.
The trouserV-Neck Cowl-Sleeve Pleated Solid Satin Midi Dress
$54.99
The checkStriped Strapless Ruched-Bodice Fit-And-Flare Mini Dress
$25.99
The dressStrapless Cinched-Waist Removable-Strap Ruffle-Hem Mini Dress
$59.99
Our rule for summer
If it presses in, it goes back
A seam that marks the skin after an hour in a chair is a design fault, not a fit issue. We test in heat and start again.
The close-up: gingham, pleat, hem
A check cut on the bias, a pleat stitched down to the hip so it stays sharp, and a hem finished above the knee. Three details that decide whether a short is worn weekly or once, photographed close in daylight.
Before you order
Faced waistband
Flat under a thin top, with no interfacing bulk to press into the skin.
Checks matched on the bias
Cut so the lines follow the body and meet at the side seam.
30 days to return
Unworn with tags, back to Berea, Kentucky; faulty seams repaired or replaced.