Silk, Linen & Ramie

Ramie is a natural plant fibre, one of the oldest known, stronger than linen, with a crisp hand and a soft sheen. It breathes, resists shrinking, and softens with wear. Aelse uses it pure and in silk and linen blends.

They are close cousins, both breathable plant fibres, but ramie is stronger and holds its shape better, while linen drapes softer and wrinkles more. Aelse blends them for the best of both: air and form together.

Yes. Linen, silk and ramie are among the most breathable natural fabrics, light and quick to settle after a suitcase. Made for warm air and restless cities.

Both crease, it is the nature of a living fibre. A light steam relaxes them in minutes, and many leave the creases as character. Worn for how it feels, not how it reads.

Gentle cold or hand-wash, hang or lay to dry, low-iron or steam. They soften with every wash. Made to be kept, not consumed.

A linen, silk or ramie dress: light, cool, and it packs without a fight. Aelse's silk, linen and ramie pieces are cut relaxed for exactly this.

Aelse makes small-batch silk, linen and ramie from mill-sourced fabric, made to soften and be kept, not the noise of the season.

Aelse blends linen with ramie for more structure and less creasing, relaxed linen pants made to travel.

Mulberry silk is the finest, smoothest grade, spun by silkworms fed only mulberry leaves. It is light, strong, and cool against the skin, made for pieces worn close and kept for years.

A breathable silk, linen or ramie dress: cool in the heat, easy to move in, and quietly elegant. Aelse's relaxed cuts are made for long days that start in sun and end after dark.

Both are opaque, breathable, and drape without clinging, so they cover comfortably even in heat. Aelse cuts several pieces long and relaxed for exactly this.

Silk asks little, a cool hand-wash and a flat dry, and gives back years of softness and sheen. Kept simply, it becomes the piece you reach for.