Reverie Matinée Duster (Mid Length)

$139.00

Meet Reverie — our romantic ode to the magic of “the muse”, and to the sheer delight of inspiration! Featuring cool blues and greens punctuated by painterly splashes of warm coral and ochre, this ethereal piece was created using portraits of three of the Greek Muses painted by French artist Charles Meynier in the 1700’s:

Calliope (left front) — muse of poetry and music

Urania (right front) —  muse of astronomy and the stars

Clio (back) — muse of memory

To finish this dramatic piece, we trimmed the placket, sleeves, and removeable belt in lush floral artwork by master Jan Van Huysum, painted in 1723.

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.

Kimono measurements: length 78cm, width (across back, underarm to underarm) 74cm. Model is 5’6” for reference.

“Often a star
was only waiting for you to notice it.”
- Rainer Maria Rilke

“Let the beauty of what you love, be what you do.”
- Rumi

“To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee… and revery.
The revery alone will do, if bees are few.”
- Emily Dickinson

How To Wear

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The rich mix of cool blues & greens with warm corals & golds in this painterly print make it a seasonless, easy piece to mix with items in your existing wardrobe! Keep it casual with dark wash jeans and linen trousers, or elevate it with floaty dresses and long tiered skirts. We’ll also be wearing this one tied over basic leggings with a pair of leather ballet flats— romantic, but so simple and comfy at the same time.

Our Muse

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The creative, the daydreamer. Women who find inspiration all around them, who hear music in the air and see stories in the stars. Women who listen when the wind whispers.

More Inspo

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In ancient Greek mythology, the muses were considered to be the divine sources of inspiration for art, literature and music. They gifted painters, musicians, and writers with flashes of creativity and sparks of insight, inspiring them in their artistic journeys.

Calliope, meaning “beautifully-voiced” was considered to be the “Chief of all Muses”, and was Homer’s muse for the Iliad and the Odyssey.

Clio, meaning “to recount” or “to celebrate”, was the muse of history and memory — and often appears with a book and tablet, recording the artist’s memories and accomplishments.

Urania, meaning “heavenly”, was the celestial muse of astronomy and the stars, but she was also frequently associated with universal love.

The Poem

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Gift

Should the muses gift you 
another boat, then steer it. 
Let your old shipwrecks rest, 
let them rest. 
Watch the undertow 
carry your iron tune of grief 
down to the deaf mud floor.

Today is a good dream,
a sounding of splendour. Sun 
on the proud peak of the waves 
and the bright prow
of your collarbone. Hear the overture
of your voice announcing itself 
as it crests and wheels to the clouds:
The sea is deep. I will not drown.