The Dharma Gown - Handwoven Cotton

Dharma is not a place you arrive. It is the way you walk. The Dharma Gown never closes on you. Open at the front, full length, so it falls around the body rather than holding it in. You put it on the way you walk into a room you already live in. Arms through, shoulders drop, and the cloth does the rest. Handwoven cotton has weight without heaviness. It moves a half beat behind you, which is the whole difference between wearing something and being dressed by it. Off white, not bleached, closer to the colour of cloth left out in the sun. Woven by hand in Bali by families who work from their own homes, on looms they own. Handwoven cloth is slower than mill cotton and it shows. A slight irregularity in the weave, the small evidence that a person was here. Deep side pockets, the real kind. One size, cut generous. It softens every time you wash it, and it will keep doing that for years. For the woman who wants one thing she can put on over everything and still feel completely dressed. Fabric Handwoven cotton Fit One size · Full length · Open front · Deep side pockets Colour Off White Care Hand or machine wash cold · Hang dry · Softens with every wash Handwoven cloth is never perfectly uniform. Small variations in weave and shade are not flaws. They are the proof a loom and a pair of hands were involved. Handcrafted in Bali by artisan families who work from their own homes and are paid a real living wage.