The colour-blocked stripe has a long and considered history in textile design. In Chinese weaving traditions, contrasting stripe combinations were used to signal vitality and festivity — colours placed in deliberate sequence to create rhythm across the cloth, the way a musician places notes to create a melody. Tiáo (条纹), the stripe, was never merely decorative. It was intentional.

Cǎi wears that intention lightly. Across an ivory ground, vertical stripes run in soft, alternating bands of lilac and yellow, colours that sit close to one another in warmth but are distinct enough to create a gentle, joyful contrast. The palette is tender without being saccharine, cheerful without effort. It is the colour combination of a spring afternoon, of soft light through a curtained window, of something bright that does not insist upon itself.

What elevates this set above its stripe is the embroidery. A small ribbon bow, stitched in tonal thread beside the button placket, is the quietest and most considered detail on the garment. Not a logo, not a label. Simply a bow, placed with the kind of restraint that signals genuine craft sensibility. The classic revere collar and quality pearlescent buttons complete a silhouette that is at once relaxed and refined.

Key Features

• Ivory ground with contrasting vertical stripes in lilac and yellow — soft, joyful, and quietly considered
• Classic revere collar with a relaxed, open neckline
• Short-sleeve button-front top with pearlescent buttons and a single chest pocket
• Small ribbon bow embroidery beside the placket — a precise and deliberate accent of craft detail
• Two side pockets on both shorts and trousers — practical and discreet
• Elasticated waistband with a drawstring tie for an adjustable, comfortable fit
• Relaxed H-line silhouette, ergonomically cut to flatter all body shapes

Available Silhouettes

• Short sleeve top with shorts — a lighter, breezier option for warmer days; the shorts sit comfortably at the waist with an elasticated, non-binding hem
• Short sleeve top with long trousers — the same top paired with full-length wide-leg trousers; elasticated waistband with drawstring tie for ease across longer, unhurried days

Both silhouettes share the same top, the same print, and the same quality of construction throughout.

Premium Materials

• 50.4% Modal — derived from biodegradable beechwood pulp, finer than cotton with a natural smoothness that gives Cǎi its subtle sheen and immediate softness against skin
• 44.6% cotton — adds breathability and substance, grounding the lightness of the Modal in something familiar and comfortable
• 5% spandex — integrated for gentle stretch and recovery, so the set moves freely with the body without pulling or restricting
• A plant-based, biodegradable textile blend certified as a natural oxygen garment — breathable, lightweight, and kind to skin across all-day wear

Cǎi is for the days that feel uncomplicated. The ones where the light is good, the morning is long, and there is nothing that needs to be anywhere other than exactly where it is.