Capri — Short Silk Set

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Capri before the seven o'clock boat. The Piazzetta is still empty; the bougainvillea on the wall of a closed café has been pink for a hundred years and intends to continue. You tak e the path down toward the Faraglioni with a coffee and the short set on — sleeves above the elbow, a loose short cut to mid-thigh, a silk so lightly woven it behaves almost like cotton until it catches the breeze and remembers what it is. The sea is the colour of a swimming pool nobody has used yet. A cat appears, considers you, declines. Down on the rocks a fisherman is rinsing octopus in a plastic bucket. By eight the buses will arrive from Marina Grande and the island will become its other self; for now there is only the lemon-and-salt air and the cool insistence of silk against bare skin. Fabric: 100% mulberry silk in a lightweight weave — the most aerated cloth in the collection. Details Short-sleeve top, slightly cropped, with a narrow piped edge Relaxed silk short, elasticated waist, soft tie Cool-handed drape — the cloth sits a little off the skin Two-piece set, easy to layer or wear alone Care Hand wash cold with a pH-neutral silk detergent. Press out water gently between towels; never wring. Dry flat in shade and iron inside-out on low if the cloth has been folded. From the Silk Sleepwear collection — five pieces named for places of stillness. Show more