WEARING:
Ace & Jig jumpsuit;
Pikolinos Masaii Project sandals;
Mango Tree Bangle (sustainably wood), old belt.
PHOTOGRAPHY: my obliging husband
SCENE: beach house in Nag's Head
I've recently acquired some summer staples that I know I'll be wearing again and again this season, and the first one is this jumpsuit by
Ace & Jig. With soft cotton weaves made
fairly in their small factory in India, Ace & Jig are masters of easy, breezy patterns and cuts.
Season after season, they churn out loosely cut, laid-back silhouettes that aspire to exist
outside of current trends, made instead to be pieces that stay with you
for life, and that's a goal that anyone who cares about the ethics behind fashion can get behind. Lucky for all of us, the brand has
only grown in popularity with each passing year, are they are now on
offer at retail
heavy-hitters like
Barney's,
Shopbop, and
Saks.
Although they are not fair trade certified, Ace and Jig's fabrics come by way of a small factory in India whose proprietor not only provides free
health and child care to his workers, but also offers them organically
grown produce that has been nurtured by the recycled rainwater collected on the roof of the building.
Don't be fooled by the appearance of a short trouser length on the
models who wear this in the lookbook below-- I'm between 5'4'' and 5'5''
and had to belt it to achieve this length.
The quality of the fabric is representative of all of their weaves, which always keep to the design duo's signature stripe motif, and to their high quality standards. Remember this
riff on chambray, for example? It's thick enough to wear in winter, but breathable enough to throw on for
breezy beach days.
I love the open back for hot summer days, and love even more that even though the fabric is just
slightly see-through, it's only a concern if you're out at night using flash photography. In other words, if you don't often experience paparazzi attacks, you have nothing the worry about re wardrobe malfunctions.
Shop this exact summer jumpsuit (in three colors), more Pikolinos sandals (made ethically in Spain), and a few more American-made onesie options below, using the arrows to scroll through:
