The Alder Waistcoat in Indigo

Also available in Olive.

DESCRIPTION

A stand-collar waistcoat in slubbed indigo cotton-linen, trimmed in cognac piping along the collar and placket. Every button down the front conceals a magnet set into the facing beneath it, so the waistcoat closes in one pass and sits flat without pulling. Wear it for a day that starts formal and doesn't stay that way.

FEATURES

√ Faster & Easier For Every Situation

No longer have to go through the hassle of fastening and unfastening buttons one by one; the Alder removes that friction.

√ Hidden Magnetic Closure

Engages on contact, releases with a pull, with no hardware visible on either the outer fabric or the inner lining.

√ Stand Collar, Tailored Fit

A raised mandarin collar and princess-seamed waist give a clean, workshop-tailored line with no lapel to interrupt it.

√ Cognac Piping Trim

Contrast trim traces the collar, placket, and pocket welts, a quiet detail against the indigo ground.

√ Soft Cotton-Linen

A textured cotton-linen weave with a soft, lived-in hand and natural indigo depth.

√ Cycle-Tested Hardware

Each magnetic unit is rated for years of daily open-close use without losing its hold.

DETAILS

Design intent

A waistcoat earns its place by doing one job cleanly: stylish and structured without weight or ceremony. The Alder Waistcoat keeps that brief and removes the one part of wearing it that was never quite effortless - the row of buttons down the front. The magnets set in the interlining behind the buttons close the waistcoat in a single pass, so it does exactly what a good waistcoat has always done, just faster, with nothing added to the silhouette to make room for the mechanism.

Design inspiration

The European field waistcoat - a fitted, stand-collared waistcoat worn by hunters, gamekeepers, and foresters in the Alpine and Central European tradition - is the direct reference for the Alder's cut and collar geometry. The cognac leather trim is borrowed from 19th-century Austrian Trachten waistcoats, where contrast bindings marked the quality of construction. The Alder Waistcoat is named after the alder tree, commonly found along riverbanks in Europe - evoking the feeling of standing in a quiet valley by the water, at ease and unhurried.

Craft details

The shell is a cotton-linen blend in indigo, woven with enough texture to hold its shape without stiffness. The stand collar and front placket are finished in a smooth cognac trim, carried through to the besom-style welt pockets. The front closes with hidden magnets set into a reinforced interlining behind the buttons; the back is cut as a single unbroken panel with a center seam, hemmed to a soft point at each front corner.