Unhurried and unbuttoned, made to open up with the day. Mekar is Bahasa Indonesia for blooming, slowly unfolding, and the Mekar Top is cut to drape rather than hold a line. A women's long-sleeve top in soft charcoal linen-cotton crepe, with sleeves gathered into high cuffs, a button opening at the front and an asymmetrical hem that falls unevenly by design. Across the back runs a striped panel of handwoven Ikat.
The stripes are black flower Ikat, woven on a hand loom in Central Java over close to two months. The pattern is dyed into the yarn before weaving rather than printed on afterwards, which is why it can never be repeated exactly. Each top is cut and finished by a small family of tailors in Bali, in small batches.
Pair it with the Betah Pants for an easy AKAR set, from morning coffee to a late dinner.
