The Birthday Gift - High-waisted pant + clutch bag

The Birthday Gift — Soft blooms in smokey shadow, the palette of a painting she kept secret until the day it could be given.

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A high-waisted, wide-leg pant in soft cotton-linen, cut for a relaxed fit and featuring an adjustable tie-waist, pockets, frayed seam lines, and printed with an oversized 19th-century botanical. The wide cuff is designed to be adaptable - hand-sew or machine baste up for a casual three-quarter length by day, or let it down for a sleeker look by night.

Each pant comes with a matching fabric clutch, a set of mending patches, and a set of slow fashion advocacy patches. The clutch and patches are cut from the same fabric, so as little fabric as possible goes to waste.  The mending patches are for the years ahead, to repair and keep wearing rather than replace.

Sizes S / M / L — see garment measurements below:

I'm wearing size SMALL with the cuff sewn up.  I am a standard Size 10, 176cm tall.

Designed and made by Meg in The Patch, Australia.

All megsmithmakes garments are Ethical Clothing Australia accredited and made in Melbourne, sewn with GOTS-certified organic cotton thread. megsmithmakes is a proud member of Seamless Australia.

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"...the gift had been wrapped in poplin printed with a delicate navy, orange and red chintz. With her father beside her, she placed the package on the table and carefully unfolded the tucked edges, pulling the cloth back to reveal a cluster of cork-topped apothecary phials, each filled with a variety of powders in brilliant hues. As she further pulled back the fabric two larger bottles appeared, each containing a liquid with the unmistakable colour and aroma of linseed oil. These were the colours she had needed to paint the delicate lilacs and smokey shadows of her latest composition, a painting that she had kept secret from her father, as it was his birthday soon, and she had her own special plans for a gift…"