Garden Empire Nightie Ruffle Strap Pink

Garden Empire Night dress is almost too fabulous to wear to bed (maybe that's why we through in our suitcase for travel!). Empire style with the delicate pleating in the bust with a frill detail under the bust.
From the bust, little grabs of pleats float downwards to meet a wide feminine frill below the knee. This is so feminine!

Details include lace trimming each strap, sweetheart neckline, circle of frill around the bodice and neckline.
Beautiful pleating detail on bodice and under bodice creating a feminine silhouette.
Wide Frill with contrasting print.

Perfectly Imperfect is the definition we have given our block printed sleepwear, as that's the beauty of hand stamping and printing, sometimes colours seem bruised or faded, a blemish here and there - all in the beauty of slow production.
There's a rich heritage of block printing and when Retreat Myself owners, Erica Solomon and Penny van Schaik visited Jaipur, Rajasthan some years ago, the draw & fascination of the century old traditions handing from one family member to another took hold.
For India, block prints hold a place of pride—the age-old craft of dyeing and stamping cotton (or other fabrics), using wooden blocks each carved from wood by hand, has been perfected over generations.
Whether it is Rajasthan's popular Dabu print, which uses the mud printing technique, or Gujarat's Ajrakh, featuring geometric motifs, each block print is symbolic of the country's vast heritage and rich culture—India is, after all, one of the largest manufacturers and exporters of block printed fabrics.

Natural, cool, breathable cotton that has a fluid feminine movement and is the reason our story with sleepwear began, as we found it almost impossible to buy romantic sleepwear with a touch of modernity, they were either poly or grandma - so we think our new sleepwear will offer not only fabulous pjs and nighties but wearable out to the pool or beach.