Inspired by the exquisite patterns of Ardmore African ceramics, this shirt is an ode to ornamental exuberance and the secret stories hidden within crafted objects. Cut from vegan silk with a cool touch and luminous finish, its design mimics a grand antique vessel blooming with fantastical foliage, mythical birds, and otherworldly flowers, as though the garment itself were pulled from a lost ethnographic museum.
The symmetrical print across the front and back unfurls like a ceremonial scroll, where petals burst from ceramic, and two white birds guard the sacred urn on the reverse, a symbol of union, permanence, and good fortune.
What is Ardmore?
Ardmore is a legendary South African ceramic studio founded in the KwaZulu-Natal highlands, known for its hand-painted sculptures and tableware celebrating biodiversity and African traditions. Each Ardmore piece is a work of functional art: exuberant, symbolic, and deeply rooted in cultural memory.
This shirt doesn’t just dress, it tells a story. A textile tapestry where the tales of nature, pottery, and tropical royalty are exquisitely woven together.
