Friendship Love and Truth Cottage Cardigan

$148.00

Crafted from cozy printed cotton & spandex and lined with super soft poly-fleece, our Cottage Jackets combine the warmth and comfort of a cardigan with the style, versatility, and look of our Stardusters. They are washable, and include patch pockets. After many months of development, we're so excited to welcome this special new piece to our collection for cooler days!

About the Print:

It takes a bold heart to live your truth. To keep reminding yourself that love is the answer, even on your hard days! We created this eclectic, super cool cardigan from an 1880s print unearthed in a library archive, and adapted the utterly charming wood-grain lettering to build the trim. The result is one of our favourite pieces in the collection: beautiful and completely unique, with a lot of romance, and a touch of rock and roll. There are so many delightful images on this duster, all of which are historic symbols of friendship, love, and truth! 

Beehive — cooperation Bundle of Stick — teamwork & solidarity Clasped Hands — trust & friendship Hand-In-Heart — charity & kindness Flowers — eternal love Eye — truth

Cotton/spandex blend outer, lined in poly fleece. Machine wash gentle or handwash, gently reshape and lay flat to dry.

Cardigan measurements: length approximately 65cm, width (across back, underarm to underarm) approximately 74cm. Model is 5’5” for reference.

“And this is the wonder that’s keeping the stars apart
I carry your heart (I carry it in my heart).”
- e.e. cummings

“Love is the mystery of water and a star.”
-Pablo Neruda

“Your heart and my heart are very, very old friends.”
-Hafiz

How To Wear

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Our Cottage Cardi is so cool & versatile, you’ll be reaching for it again and again… whether you’re out running errands on a chilly day, or getting cozy at home with a good book. Layer it with jeans & a turtleneck, pack it along on your weekend getaway for a light jacket, or pop it on over your solid basics to instantly elevate them. We love the Friendship Love & Truth print paired with deep green, mustard, cinnamon, or basic black — but don’t be afraid to mix it with other prints for an unexpected, eclectic vibe. We’ll be wearing ours with a plaid button-up and brogues for a fresh take on fall layering.

Our Muse

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The romantic, the icon. Women who live boldly in colour, who refuse to stop fighting for love. Women who wear their hearts on their sleeves. 

More Inspo

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In the era before social media and texting, the Victorians were great lovers of using pictures and symbols in their letters, artwork, and communications (kind of like we use emojis today ;)). Symbols like the ones in our FLT design often appeared on greeting cards, postcards, and jewellery to communicate messages of love. Specific flowers even symbolized different things — for example, a camellia was symbol of longing, and the iris represented faith & hope. Back then, just like today, a picture was worth a throusand words :)

The Poem

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Her teenage dream: just pictures
of freedom. The back of a shiny truck,
sun rising over the city, purse full 
of lipgloss and tickets and kisses. 
Polaroid light on a strong jaw, 
yellow heartache, red heels, the soft shoulder
of her best friend, soft shoulder
of paved roads.

Now, she looks back and smiles, how nothing 
is like she pictured. Bare toes,
windy hair, green grass — her sun rises 
on simple things. Snapshots 
of morning light in the kitchen, flowers
on the table, wine in the fridge, lists 
and keys and kisses. Phone calls 
to her best friend, calls
of bright birds outside the window.

Her heart is the same. Red
as heels, shiny as fresh paint. 
Yellow ache, green grass,
full of kisses.