Christian Kimber Hastings Long Sleeve Polo, Marine Size:Medium because the cord has to

because the cord has to be cut on the bias and sewn in by hand at every seam

and it is why the waist sits exactly where you want it rather than where the pattern decided

because it fills the gap that would otherwise gape at the front

Tiny round sequins across semi-sheer mesh

Nothing dominates and everything holds the rest up

Christian Kimber Hastings Long Sleeve Polo, Marine Size:Medium because the cord has toThe dye goes in last. Not into the yarn before knitting, which is how most cotton is coloured, but into the finished garment after it is sewn. That single decision is what you feel first. Dye applied at the end collects darker where the cloth doubles, along the placket and around the cuff, so the colour has variation in it instead of sitting flat across the surface. It also takes the newness out of the cotton, so a Hastings feels worn in on the first