I don’t often credit instagram for inspiring me to buy things (though many people do), but that changed recently when it connected me to the absolutely stunning shop Son de Flor, based in Lithuania. Their clothing is gorgeous and evocative. I pined after many of their pieces, so imagine just how thrilled I was when we were able to collaborate together.
The company was founded by two sisters. The company uses local fabrics, workers and they don’t use plastic in the wrapping or packaging of their products. It’s a sustainable operation and one that I know I’ll be thrilled to continue supporting in years to come.
One of Son de Flor’s aims is to make clothes that are “Time-less. Feminine. Charming. Subtle.” And I think they resoundingly hit the mark. Whilst the clothing is simple, there’s something so fairytale-like about them. I think it’s the simplicity that allows the clothing to become a blank canvas for your personality and the story that you want to craft with your outfit for that day. So perhaps it’s only my inner romantic that thinks these outfits elicit stomping around through the moors and foraging in the forest.
Let’s take our hearts for a walk in the woods and listen to the magic whispers of old trees.
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In this post, I’ve wearing the twill linen classic skirt in grey moon and the Peter Pan collar shirt in white magnolia. I was thrilled at the quality of the clothing. Twill fabric is heavier than plain weave linen with a more structured form which is why twill linen clothing is suitable for winter wear. There’s a heft that comes with the twill linen skirt that makes it extremely wearable even in the deep of winter and that really took me by surprise. The skirt also has pockets, as all women’s clothing should do. Even though I have a slim and minimal wardrobe, I’m very tempted to get the skirt in a plain weave linen, in a brighter colour for summer.
The shirt is simple, the Peter Pan collar is subtle but alludes to a playfulness that’s present in all of their clothing. It’s beautifully constructed.
I’ve recently come to terms with the fact that I am a fairly “modest” dresser; and I inwardly cringe just typing that word. It’s fairly loaded. But this secular, feminist wants to reclaim it. Nothing about the way that I dress is to help shield men from my sexuality. Ugh. My choice to show less of my body and not more, is not linked to any shame or guilt that I feel about my body and my sex. My power as a woman is not linked to my perceived “hotness” so if I want to dress like an extra from ‘Little House on the Prairie’ because I am a grown woman who still loves playing a character and creating stories with her outfits than I will.
My wardrobe is far slimmer and far more ethical than it used to be; but it’s more rooted in comfort and imagination than it ever was before.
In fact, when I first came downstairs in this outfit, Sam said it was one of the most “Dalesian” outfits that he’d ever seen me in. *
*(My surname is Dales, and it’s what Sam has always called me. It’s like we are boys in a Victorian Boarding School drama but we can discuss that later.)*
I’ll definitely be adding a Son de Flor long sleeve linen dress to my wardrobe in the future as well.
And if you take a peek over at the Son de Flor blog, you’ll see that I’ve created some vegan Christmas recipes for them featuring some of the gorgeous home linens.
Skirt and top c/o Son de Flor. Beret. Shoes.
I was gifted this outfit from Son de Flor, but all thoughts and opinions are forever my own.
Do you like dressing to suit a mood or do you just go for whatever is at hand? (Both of which are very valid methods, of course!)
