This is such a beautifully evocative design. Peonies and anenome japonica - faded, wan, desaturated, ravaged adsorb into a grey/blue dusky ground. Like a half-remembered Victorian garden; crepuscular, haunted, dreamt. Yes, quite an inspiring thing, conveying a sense of nostalgia and rest. On superior fine cotton for maximum definition. Three button cuff
The oxeye daisy, sure herald of Summer. A bright, bold and joyous design which has the cheerful flowers 'writ large' on a tobacco ground. Fresh green, curving stems give a certain order and connectedness alongside the exuberant shapes and uplifting white and yellow elements. Rather nicely drawn too. A fresh, optimistic design as we look forward to the warmer months. Single button cuff with a classic collar and our tailored fit for easy, confidence-inspiring wearability
A deep plunge into a rather delirious hallucinated world full of my favourite colours: indigo, viridian, phthalo blue, cobalt, sand, magenta and, er, coral. A more exuberant and Summery shirt one could hardly imagine, with various fascinating natural forms, rather beautifully limned and inked, waving gently in the warm deep. Very bright, vivid, striking but, of course, supremely tasteful. Pure cotton shirt, with a single button cuff, known to us at Carter Towers as a 'Jagger'. Classic collar, intelligent, tailored regular fit. A perfect forward looking garment as we head into warmer days.
A study of emerging, inchoate forms, sprouting seeds with their delicate first leaves and hair-like vestigial roots are rendered in the freshest possible greens with aubergine and earth tones. Part of a rather well established theme now, in my collection, paying tribute ti the modesty, devotion and unconscious beauty of botanical and other illustrations from nature. Single button cuff, fine cotton, classic collar in our intelligent tailored regular fit for a perfect contour and confident wearability
Strelitzia - bird of paradise flower, heliconia, orange honeysuckle, orchid, and others, as though straight out of a book of lovingly drawn and coloured botanical illustrations. The design delights in arching leaves, sinuous stems, graceful, balletic flower forms and a wide colour palette from soft greens, through blues, greys to burgundy, scarlet, orange and pink. A joyous design with an interesting reversal - the floral elements carry the accompaniment to the more dominant theme of foliage. Three button cuff.
A superior, high thread count chambray offering a very subtle surface sheen in a muted navy is overlaid with great exuberance and verve by a linear, naturalistic composition of chrysanthemums and anemones. Foliage and blooms are given equal prominence to produce a design with a slight sense of Art Nouveau. A subtle piece but with an inner effusiveness and delight. 'Jagger' single button cuff.
55% linen, 45% cotton - cool and comfortable for the Summer months my soft handle sunflower shirt for the new season has delicately inked blooms in four colour schematics: yellow gold and pale umber, carmine, phthalo green and blue with rose accents. The flower forms with their cheery yellow centres radiate towards us against a pale blue lightly striated ground. An easy, everyday piece, fine fabric, beautifully tailored. Single button cuff, cutaway collar
This design is inspired by the Victorian practice of, as it were, honouring plants by painting them rather carefully and them framing the result in an elaborate border, especially as it relates to those which have therapuetic value. Amongst which, depicted here are: echinacea, ginkgo, gardenia and camellia. This piece was designed with an Italian printed house and printed in Italy. We wanted superior definition to show of all the little, fascinating details in the design and to make a feature of the rather subtle palette of soft varied blues, from Prussian through royal blue to cyan, madder pinks, carmine, ochre and radiant greys. A subtle shirt with masses of intrigue. Single button cuff, pure cotton, classic collar in an intelligent tailored fit derived from the collar size - if the collar size is known the shirt will fit
The oxeye daisy, sure herald of Summer. A bright, bold and joyous design which has the cheerful flowers 'writ large' on a soft, dusky blue ground. Fresh green, curving stems give a certain order and connectedness alongside the exuberant shapes and uplifting white and yellow elements. Rather nicely drawn too. A fresh, optimistic design as we look forward to the warmer months. Single button cuff with a classic collar and our tailored fit for easy, confidence-inspiring wearability
An extremely beautiful shirt in dark and rich tones on a variegated navy ground. Vines, drooping berry clusters, passion flowers, tiny forest blooms in saturated reds, or earthy pink to vellum amongst twilit statuesque and graceful foliage forms are visited by various exotic night birds, perching serenely while frogs hop about on the forest floor. Look closely and you might find some little Panama hats have found their way in too. A magical, complicated, absorbing design with a three button cuff.
A shirt which pays tribute to the world of vintage botanical illustrations. I find the care, in fact, devotion, to the subject one finds in these artworks compelling. This one features some clustered fruits, the seed head of a poppy, pea pod, pine cone and other forms of fecund, final development. Bright, rich reds feature prominently, along with coppery greens, umber and ochre tones. Very beautiful. 'Jagger' single button cuff.
This rather beautiful design mixes two contrasting aesthetic ideas - flowers are illustrated in rich, sumptuous colour, but interspersed are delicate line drawn versions of the same forms, without any colour. It is, in my view, rather sophisticated and compelling. Madder rose, electric blue, copper and burnt orange, purple, carmine, sap green through to deep ivy colours are set against a more vestigial, stark motif. The plants illustrated have medicinal properties, so this harks back to Victorian botanical illustrations which often celebrated these useful species. A single button cuff shirt with an intelligent, tailored regular fit for guaranteed comfort and day-long confidence, classic collar, finest pure cotton
A fine print in a range of alluring blues from electric to indigo, having a range of tropical foliage shapes: palm, banana, ferns, coconut and so forth. A lovely, immersive sense of rhythm and complexity. 'Jagger' single button cuff