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Blanc

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Crew Socks in Black

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Rayure noire

Crew Socks in Black Stripe

Bottle Green Stripe

Rayures vert bouteille

Crew Socks in Bottle Green Stripe

Rose Stripe

Rayure Rose

Crew Socks in Rose Stripe

Columbia Stripe

Crew Socks in Columbia Stripe

Harvard Stripe

Rayures Harvard

Crew Socks in Harvard Stripe

Grey Mix Stripe

Rayures mixtes grises

Crew Socks in Grey Mix Stripe

Navy Stripe

Rayure marine

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Dark Teal Stripe

Rayure sarcelle foncée

Crew Socks in Dark Teal Stripe

Cobalt Blue

Crew Socks in Cobalt Blue

Crew Socks

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An ancient practice, the art of natural dyeing makes the most of the resources already at our, and in our, disposal. Using available items from our kitchen, garden and the earth around us, natural dyeing offers a way to breathe new life into fading pieces that we might otherwise no longer use.

Artist and Natural Dyer Cara Marie Piazza recycles food and floral waste to create her dye matter, a liquid or concentrate used to colour materials. Each piece transforms into a one-of-kind work, limiting household and closet waste.

With endless ways to colour a garment, we asked Cara to walk us through one of her favourites: ice dyeing. Like tie-dye, ice dyeing is unpredictable—the ice melts in unique and surprising ways each time to create new patterns. Watch below to give it a go.

Pre-step: Create your ice dye by freezing the leftovers from a past dye bath, or freezing small pieces of bright-coloured food and floral waste in water to create new dye matter. Follow Cara’s courses to learn more!

1. Fill your pot with water and mordant your garment with a 10% aluminum sulphate solution, letting it soak up the water. Mordant is a dye fixative and will help to bind the dye to your piece.

2. Arrange your garment over a sieve or grate to catch the frozen dye.

3. Layer your ice dye onto the garment—the pattern and amount are up to you!

4. Sprinkle modifiers like citric salt and soda ash all over your garment. These modifiers will alter the dyes to create more colour diversity.

6. Rinse the garment with an eco-detergent and hang it or lay it flat to dry (avoiding the sun)!


“In our studio, we work with floral and food waste as a source of our dye matter, fostering mutually beneficial relationships between industries. If we can intercept the slightest bit of waste from landfill and transform it into something beautiful, we’ve done our job!” —Cara Marie Piazza

Women's Ribbed Lounge Pant in Opal Gray

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Women's Rib Relaxed Longsleeve in Opal Gray

​​Your go-to for elevated comfort. The relaxed fit and long length of this cardigan bring a feeling of ease, with its deep V neckline and side slits adding style. Crafted from our Egyptian cotton lounge rib for optimal softness and breathability. Throw it on for extra warmth on chilly mornings, or for an extra layer while out around town.

Women's Midi Ribbed Cardigan in Opal Gray

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