Friendship Love and Truth Pixie Duster (Cropped Length)

$129.00

It takes a bold heart to live your truth. To keep reminding yourself that love is the answer, even on your hard days! We created this eclectic, super cool kimono from an 1880s print unearthed in a library archive, and adapted the utterly charming wood-grain lettering to build the trim. The result is one of our favourite pieces in the collection: beautiful and completely unique, with a lot of romance, and a touch of rock and roll. There are so many delightful images on this duster, all of which are historic symbols of friendship, love, and truth! 

Beehive — cooperation Bundle of Stick — teamwork & solidarity Clasped Hands — trust & friendship Hand-In-Heart — charity & kindness Flowers — eternal love Eye — truth

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 58cm, width (across back, underarm to underarm) 74cm. Model is 5’5” for reference.

“And this is the wonder that’s keeping the stars apart
I carry your heart (I carry it in my heart).”
- e.e. cummings

“Love is the mystery of water and a star.”
-Pablo Neruda

“Your heart and my heart are very, very old friends.”
-Hafiz

How To Wear

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Have fun with this one! There are so many rich colours to play with — layer it over reds and mustards, or blues and greens. We love it paired with a long skirt and boots for a vintage romantic look, or worn over a black jumpsuit for a more downtown arthouse vibe. And definitely don’t forget about denim… this piece looks effortlessly cool with jeans and a simple tank top. 

Our Muse

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The romantic, the icon. Women who live boldly in colour, who refuse to stop fighting for love. Women who wear their hearts on their sleeves. 

More Inspo

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In the era before social media and texting, the Victorians were great lovers of using pictures and symbols in their letters, artwork, and communications (kind of like we use emojis today ;)). Symbols like the ones in our FLT design often appeared on greeting cards, postcards, and jewellery to communicate messages of love. Specific flowers even symbolized different things — for example, a camellia was symbol of longing, and the iris represented faith & hope. Back then, just like today, a picture was worth a throusand words :)

The Poem

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Her teenage dream: just pictures
of freedom. The back of a shiny truck,
sun rising over the city, purse full 
of lipgloss and tickets and kisses. 
Polaroid light on a strong jaw, 
yellow heartache, red heels, the soft shoulder
of her best friend, soft shoulder
of paved roads.

Now, she looks back and smiles, how nothing 
is like she pictured. Bare toes,
windy hair, green grass — her sun rises 
on simple things. Snapshots 
of morning light in the kitchen, flowers
on the table, wine in the fridge, lists 
and keys and kisses. Phone calls 
to her best friend, calls
of bright birds outside the window.

Her heart is the same. Red
as heels, shiny as fresh paint. 
Yellow ache, green grass,
full of kisses.