Words by Yasmin Tills

02 October 2025
The art of knit

Loft As Architecture

How knitwear carries lightness, warmth and space all at once.


The best knitwear lifts.


It doesn’t sit heavy, but holds you lightly. A presence you feel more than a weight you bear.


This is the invisible measure of loft.

That middle space, where fibre meets air, where structure meets softness.


Comfort that is both light and lasting.

Loft is why the pieces in our Autumn collection feel less like layers and more like companions.

Slip into The Ridge Knit Half Zip and you sense it immediately: cocooning warmth with space to move. Or The Soft-Rib Cardigan, which drapes softly over the shoulders yet never weighs them down. 

The Geometry of Air

Loft is structural.

Loft begins with wool itself.

It is physics disguised as fabric.

It is not fluff. 


The comfort of a well-made knit begins with fibre. 


Our signature ultra-fine New Zealand wool carries a natural crimp, each fibre curling and rebounding like a spring. Between those bends, air gathers.


And it’s the air, not the fibre alone, that keeps you warm.


Thousands of tiny pockets holding and releasing heat as your body asks for it.


This is why lofted knitwear works across climates. The same structure that holds warmth in a biting wind also lets excess heat escape indoors.


It feels alive — because, in a sense, it is.


Adapting, regulating, responding.

Why Lightness Matters

For centuries, clothing’s value was measured in weight. The heavy cloak. The dense tweed. The coat that dragged like armour. Heaviness signalled durability, seriousness, even worth.


But loft reminds us that strength can come from space.


A knit with loft doesn’t need to prove itself through mass.


It proves itself through balance: light enough to move with you, substantial enough to endure.


It’s a different kind of assurance. A piece that warms without smothering, that feels substantial without demanding attention.


Loft says:

“Don’t judge me by mass.”

“Feel me by space.”

Loft As Longevity

Comfort determines longevity.


A garment that feels heavy or suffocating is worn less, abandoned sooner.
A lofted knit, by contrast, invites daily use.
It breathes with you. Adapts to your rhythm.
And because it is cherished, it is cared for: repaired, reworn, remembered.


Sustainability in practice.


A piece that feels good will be worn longer.
A piece that lasts longer carries less cost — to the planet, to the landfill, to the future.
Not only in carbon numbers or fibre sourcing, but in lived relationship.

Loft extends a garment’s life by extending the love we have for it.

In an industry addicted to volume, we choose quiet structure.

In an world obsessed with mass, we build in air.

In our knits, loft is not a compromise on weight but a reclamation of space.


Those are invisible details. But they carry weight.

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