• A white blouse with floral embroidery taped to brown paper.
  • Close up image of floral embroidery on a white shirt with buttons and collar.
  • A white blouse folded on eyelet fabric.
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Loretta Caponi

The Blouse

$750.00
$750.00

I stumbled upon the bottega of Loretta Caponi on a trip to Florence and their exquisitely smocked nightgowns became an obsession. When we discussed a women’s blouse for OST I wanted something that had the delicate simplicity of heirloom linens passed down from generations before. The blouse looks equally at home under our apron dress or with our bespoke kilt as it does with jeans.

Materials & Craftsmanship

100% Linen with hand embroidery
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This piece is made to order in Florence, Italy.

Estimated leadtime is 30 days.

Made-to-Order items are non-refundable and cannot be returned.

A white blouse with floral embroidery taped to brown paper.
Close up image of floral embroidery on a white shirt with buttons and collar.
A white blouse folded on eyelet fabric.
A close up image of a work desk with an artisan's hands working on monogram lettering. One hand draws a cursive L while the other hand is spread across the paper.

ABOUT THE MAKER

Loretta Caponi

Stepping into Loretta Caponi’s bottega in Florence feels like opening a trousseau from another time. The shelves are lined with intricately embroidered linens for the bed and table, along with delicate nightclothes for women and children. These are heirloom-quality pieces, designed to be treasured and passed down, brought out for holidays and cherished family moments.

The bottega’s embroidery is deeply rooted in Florentine tradition. Its founder, Loretta Caponi, began hand-embroidering at the age of nine and was creating bespoke nightgowns and lingerie for discerning clients by 14. In 1967, she opened her atelier in a former piano warehouse on Via delle Belle Donne, where it remains today, filled with antiques collected by the family over decades.