Fall Feature: Old-World Style meets Modern Life

This post is not sponsored, it was created in partnership with Son de Flor, makers of timeless linen dresses that bring nostalgia for a slow and simple pace of life. The dress and shirt featured today are gifted and if you make a purchase using my discount code, I will make a commission. As always, all content is original and contains my own ideas and real-life opinions. Thank you for supporting makers who are committed to responsible manufacturing.

Personal style is meant to be explored, pushed, challenged and re-imagined. But it is not really in my nature to do those things. However, writing about clothes and style means I often intersect with makers from different parts of the world with different approaches to style, exposing me to new perspectives.

This is where classic dressmakers Son de Flor come in. They opened my eyes to a new, old-world style of dressing. One that conjures mental images of picnics, slow food, long conversations, and romance. A way of getting dressed that is beautiful, and arguably more cozy than your favorite sweats.

Long, soft dresses aren’t something I normally wear. But this twill linen dress is so pretty I had to reconsider. It’s made from thick heavy-weight twill linen, a fabric I’ve never seen before. It’s almost double the thickness of the linen I am used to and, as always, I am a sucker for good fabric. As you can see from the photos, this dress is soft and full of movement.

This is the sort of thing that my tween self longed to wear. I lived on an old military base with pre-war housing and I think that, along with the books I read, sparked my imagination. I lived for the idea of what life would have been like 100 years ago; mostly I loved how the women wore long dresses. I think styling this dress with boots and a scarf among flowers scratched a decades-old itch.

And, of course, this dress is begging to be styled a second way: as a duster! The second outfit features a peach, linen shirt by Son de Flor, made from their regular-weight linen. It features long sleeves, tonal buttons and a delicate Peter Pan collar.

WHO IS SON DE FLOR?

Son de Flor is a Lithuanian-based dressmaker brand that strives to ‘awaken nostalgia’ and create timeless, elegant wardrobe classics. They work only with natural fibers including: high quality linen, wool and cotton. You can see many examples of their beautiful dresses on Instagram. I love how the are frequently styled with flat boots or oxford shoes.

WHO MAKES THE CLOTHES?

Son de Flor procures and manufactures all their materials and garments from responsible sources in Lithuania. They are proudly a part of one of the oldest sewing factories in the country, which employs people with hearing disorders. Son de Flor describes their garments as made “by loving hands and with every detail in mind.”

Son de Flor hopes their dreamy dresses will invite you to slow down and return to the things you love about life: laughs around the table, hot drinks on a cold day, crunchy leaves under your feet.

SHOP:

In this post I am wearing the Twill Linen Button Down Dress in Grey Moon (size small). Outfit one includes these boots and a sweater from last fall. Outfit two features the Twill Linen dress as a duster, paired with the Peter Pan Collar Shirt in Peach (size small), black jeans and my trusty clogs.

If you, or a friend, see something you like, you can use the code “AndreaH” to save 10% on Son de Flor’s collection of dresses, shirts and overcoats. They also have beautiful aprons, the traditional style is my favorite!

All photography by the talented Kiara Rose.