When we first visited our Italian dye house, we expected chemicals, beakers and goggles. Instead, we found banana peel, turmeric root, carrots, coffee, pears and berries… more farmers market than factory floor.

These are the kind of ingredients it makes its all-natural dyes with. There’s also spirulina – a bright blue-green algae that once fuelled pre-Columbian civilisations, which these days is more often found in morning smoothies – and woad, a plant used since ancient times to produce an indigo blue.

Cold dyeing is a slower, gentler way to add colour. It’s the antithesis of fast fashion: small-scale, low impact, beautifully imperfect. Instead of boiling fabrics in vats of synthetic dye, each garment is dipped in small batches at low temperatures. It’s a little more hands-on, a little less predictable: each piece takes the colour differently, producing soft variations that give depth and texture. No two garments come out alike. The results feel lived-in from the start, and the fade only gets better with time.

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For AW25 our Cold Dye story begins with the Edith gilet and the Charlie long-sleeve jersey, available in Verbena and Charcoal for both men and women. Both colours are made from a blend of ingredients, and just like top chefs closely guard their recipes, we’re not allowed to know the precise blend of ingredients that go into them. It’s a secret sauce with a big dose of Italian creativity.