Tender has its roots in antique workwear and machinery, especially from the Great British Steam Age. An important face of Tender’s English–made clothing is the nurture which is put into the clothes: in their research, design, manufacture and wear. Tender’s goal is for the owner to live with their clothes, wearing them hard, but respecting their provenance and the stories they have to tell.
The Stole Pocket Butterfly shirt has long panel pockets sewn to the fronts and caught into the shoulder seam, recalling the embroidered liturgical vestments worn by Christian priests and bishops. The pockets are accessed from openings at the side, wearing as hand warmers. The shirt is cut on the Tender Butterfly block, with no side seams and reversed sleeves, joined along the top sleeve and into the shoulder. Unlike previous butterfly shirts, cuffs open with full tailored plackets behind the wrist. Buttons are real shell interpretations of a standard cats eye button, and the whole garment is sewn with cotton thread
Turkey Red Dyed Wool Calico Stole Pocket Butterfly
Fabrics woven in England / Rinsed to shrink /Full pleated cuffs / Real shell cats eye buttons
100% cotton thread shrunk to form puckered seams
Made in USA
