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 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.
That panel is white Baik flower Ikat, tied, dyed and woven by hand in Central Java over close to two months, so every stripe carries small variations no machine would make. Each top is cut and finished by a small family workshop in Bali, in small batches.
Pair it with the Betah Pants for an easy AKAR set, from morning coffee to a late dinner.