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Asymmetric shawl
The shawl is drafted to fall shorter on the left, so the lapel line breaks off-centre and reads as one continuous edge from neck to hem.
Atlas Weave · Tailoring
Meridian Shawl Blazer
Asymmetric shawl neckline
North African braiding replaces the buttonhole entirely — the closure is a loop of cord, not a notch.
Cord loops through a single covered stud.
World cloth
- Italy — Wool–silk hopsack
- China — Silk lining
- Morocco — Hand-braided cord along the front edge
Tailored in Naples, cord braided in Fez.
Tailoring notes
How it is built.
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Half-canvas front
Horsehair canvas is pad-stitched through the chest and lapel; the blazer moulds to the wearer over the first season rather than arriving finished.
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Braided front edge
Moroccan hand-braided cord is set flush into the front edge in place of topstitching — braid used as construction, never as trim.
Construction: Canvassed front · Shawl crossing high on the left · No lapel notch
Care
Keep it alive.
- Dry clean sparingly — twice a year at most.
- Rest on a shaped hanger for 48 hours between wears.
- Spot clean with cold water and a white cloth — never a coloured cloth on resist-dyed panels.
- Store on a broad wooden hanger; folded storage flattens loom-strip structure.
- Never press the braided edge; steam from 20 cm at most.
The pair
Worn together.
Meridian Column Dress shares the cord gauge.
Dress to express.
Read the fabric provenance