Heart of Gold 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:

Introducing Heart of Gold — our beautiful & dramatic new collection that celebrates the bonds in our lives that endure — love, truth, and loyal friends! Designed using an intricate collage of antique artwork, it features hand-painted swallows from an 1865 scrapbook, floral wreaths by artist Karel Batist done in the 1600s, and a very special sacred heart from Notre Dame in France, which was embroidered with gilded thread and completed in 1872. This print is rich in history, but also in meaning.  The two swallows with wings outstretched (traditional symbols of loyalty) carry a ribbon between them as a reminder that even across distances, those we love will always be a part of us. The vintage banner, pulled from a Victorian-era painted sign, proudly displays the motto “friendship, love, and truth”: a simple but significant declaration of what truly matters — the threads that tie us to each other, the loyalty that stands the test of time, and the love that makes it all worth it.

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

Please note: Because of the unique custom-woven fabric of our cozy fleece-lined Cottage Cardigans, the artwork has a softer, vintage-washed finish with more muted colours than our other pieces. This is an intentional part of their look and charm. We take all our measurements on a garment lying flat. So the circumference would be roughly double the listed number. See Sizing Diagram in photos for approximate measurements. 

Cardigan measurements: length approximately 65cm, width (across back, underarm to underarm) approximately 74cm. Model is 5’9” for reference.

“There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves.”
- Jane Austen
"We love the things we love for what they are.”
- Robert Frost
“Only from the heart can you touch the sky.”
- Rumi

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. Perfect for everyday wear, our Heart of Gold print is one you’ll be reaching for over and over.  Layer if over a basic tee and joggers for a comfy and chic look or swap out the joggers for a long skirt, ankle boots & a crossbody bag for a vintage, romantic vibe.  We also love this piece paired with the matching Poet Pants for when you’re out running errands or just lounging at home with a warm cup of tea ;) 

Our Muse

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The true-hearted, the tender. Women who cherish the ties that bind — friendship, love, and truth — knowing they are truly the richest gifts. Women with a heart of gold.

More Inspo

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Swallows have long carried meaning across cultures, but they hold a particularly tender place in maritime lore. In the early 1900s, sailors would often tattoo a single swallow on their shoulder before setting off to sea — a quiet promise to themselves that they would one day return. Upon arriving home safely, they’d add a second swallow, facing the first — a symbol of a completed journey and a heart that found its way back.

Because swallows always return to the same place to nest, they became emblems of loyalty, safe passage, and homecoming. To wear a swallow was to carry a token of hope: that no matter how far you roam, the ones you love will be waiting, and love will always lead you home.

In our Heart of Gold design, two swallows fly toward each other with wings outstretched, joined by a ribbon — a delicate reminder that the ties that bind us are not easily broken. Across time, across distance, across every voyage of the heart — love, truth, and friendship endure.

The Poem

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The Sparrows
by GennaRose Nethercott

They say a sparrow stole an ember
from the gods to give us fire—
and we know this to be true.
How else did their tails singe red?
How else did we come to sit
here by the hearth, my truest friends,
telling secrets as daylight wanes?
If you asked me for a flame,
I would rob one for you. If you asked me
for a ruby. For a boat. For a loaf of bread.
But of course, you need not ask. We speak
easily enough without speaking.
We sparrows tossing sparks
back and forth between our beaks.
Even when you fly from me, I see you
glowing, far afield. Threads of light stretched
between us like telephone lines. Tightropes.
Pluck the distance like a violin string;
hear it sing our names.