Hi.Bred Halter Dress

The Hi.Bred Halter Dress is an example of composite apparel made without sewing. It begins as a single, intricately patterned piece of linked and interlaced fabric, braided continuously from Supima cotton. The fabric is made to the dimensions of the garment, cut to length, and finished by simply binding the naturally fringed edges. The dress is then hand-laced in the front and back to create its final form and fit.

Rather than cutting and sewing multiple pieces of fabric together, the pattern, structure and fit are built into the textile as it is made. The result is a remarkably simple construction that transforms a single piece of fabric into a finished garment with virtually no material waste.