Arundo, meaning reed in Ancient Greek, is quite literally taken from the botanica in Botticelli’s Birth of Venus. Embroidered on a beige base, each reed atop arundo is delicately detailed to look like colour pencil sketches, with silk and metallic threads dancing amongst the haphazard lines. Arundo aims to depict the sketchbook of Botticelli, almost like imagining an alternate world, a what-if, in case the Birth of Venus was to be repainted. Like the blank canvas we offer of redemption to the women in our Basra Tapestry, we start over.
Arundo skims across the body, defining the idea of its shape, and yet not conforming to the entire task. The silhouette is clean and columnar, allowing the embroidery to act as both motif and message. With a neckline that hugs the neck itself, and armholes that stretch ut till the dip of the shoulder, Arunda could be tagged as something ‘formal’, or as we’ve heard come from the lips of others, something ‘chic’.
Worn with the Philia Jacket.
Colourway: Beige with shades of Grey & Silver.
Fit: Body Skimming. Straight-Cut from Hips. Ankle-Length.
Fabric Composition:
Dress: 100% Cotton
Lining: Modal Satin
dry clean only
