Heart of Gold Bohéme Slip Dress

$148.00
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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.

The adjustable straps, oversized cut, and soft, flowy bamboo viscose make our Bohéme dresses a wardrobe staple for layering, running errands, dancing, lounging or napping — and they’re also a must-have for travel, wherever you roam. Like all of our slip dresses, this piece is reversible! Wear it with the heart or bird on the front, depending on your mood. And for an artsy, dramatic touch — we added the illusion of a bird “lifting” the hem at the bottom to reveal the deep coral and butterfly underneath. 

Please note: The nature of our soft bamboo/wood viscose means it’s slightly sheer, so we recommend layering it with our Étoile slip (or any other slip you have) when wearing it with bare legs. Our model in the photos is wearing the dress without a slip.

100% viscose (derived from plant fibres such as bamboo and wood). Machine wash gentle or handwash and hang to dry. Iron to finish if needed.

Adjustable straps. Dress measurements: S/M — length 132cm at shortest strap adjustment, 142cm at longest. Width 52cm (across bust, underarm to underarm), 54cm (across waist seam). L/XL — 134 cm length at shortest strap adjustment, 144cm at longest. Width 57cm (across bust, underarm to underarm), 59 cm (across waist seam). Model is 5’9, and is wearing a size S/M 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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With its flowing silhouette, reversible print, and thoughtful storytelling details, this romantic Slip Dress is made to be worn so many different ways! One side of the bodice features the sacred heart — a quiet symbol of devotion — while the other reveals a swallow in flight, soaring across a garden of blooms. And at the hem, a hidden surprise: a bird gently “lifting” the fabric to reveal the illusion of a panel of deep coral beneath, where a single butterfly rests — a soft wink to transformation and beauty just beneath the surface. Wear it loose and sweeping with lace-up boots and layered necklaces, or cinch it with a belt and top it with your favourite knit for cooler days. It’s dreamy paired with velvet or worn barefoot in the grass — equally at home in a gallery, garden, or candlelit dinner. We also love this one with a little edge! Throw it on with a leather jacket and black moto boots for a dramatic, downtown vibe. However you style it, this piece is a love letter to the bonds that hold us — truth, friendship, and the kind of love that always finds its way home.

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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