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Allo

अल्लो — Himalayan Nettle

Spring / Summer 2026

Allo, the Himalayan giant nettle, has been gathered and twisted into cord and cloth in Nepal's hills for generations. Stronger than linen and softening with every wash, it carries a quiet luminosity that no synthetic can imitate.

Every colour in this collection comes from a plant or mineral: madder root for rust, walnut husk for brown, wild indigo for blue, lac for a deep rose. Nothing is bleached. The fibre's own oatmeal tone is left to show through, so the dye reads as a wash rather than a coat.

Allo is the collection's conscience — proof that the slowest, most local material can also be the most modern.

Materials
Hand-processed allo (nettle) fibre · Plant-dyed cotton · Undyed allo cord
Techniques
Hand fibre-stripping · Botanical dyeing · Visible mending seams
Palette
Oatmeal#E4DCCB
Madder Rust#9C5A3C
Walnut#5E4A36

Pieces

Nettle Field Dress

अल्लो

Hand-processed allo fibre

Fibre stripped, retted and spun by hand; roughly three months from stalk to cloth.

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Madder Wrap Jacket

Allo and plant-dyed cotton

Dyed in small batches with madder root; each piece varies by a shade or two.

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Mended Seam Tunic

Undyed allo

Seams are mended in contrast thread and meant to be seen, not hidden.

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