We spent a week in the Portuguese countryside, sourcing linen from a fourth-generation weaver. Here is what we found.
We drove north from Lisbon at dawn, the light still thin and golden, following directions to a village whose name we'd found in a textile archive. Kortrijk is famous for linen. This village was where some of that linen still got woven on looms that are older than most countries.
The weaver met us in the courtyard. Fourth generation. He showed us the looms — mechanical but hand-fed, producing cloth at a rate that would make any modern factory manager weep. We ran the finished cloth through our hands and understood immediately why we had come.
The Summer Solstice collection was built around what we found that week. Heirloom-weight linen with a particular drape that comes from the slower weave. We cut each piece to honour the fabric — generous silhouettes that move the way linen should.
It is a collection about light. About the quality of certain mornings. We hope wearing it feels something like that.
Written by
Odeya Studio
22 April 2025
