DESIGNER'S NOTE
Some shirts just cover you. This one presents you.
The Bârsana in white hemp is a different proposition from the linen version — same silhouette, same collar, same coconut buttons, entirely different material and entirely different character. This hemp is grown in Ukraine, woven in Bucharest, and carries with it the full weight of a supply chain that De IONESCU has been building for over five years. Lightweight, breathable, and honest in the way that only natural fabric can be — with a subtle woven texture that catches the light and gives the white a depth that plain fabric never could.
The collar gives it structure. The sleeveless cut gives it ease. Buttoned all the way down with organic coconut buttons, fitted gently through the body, with a rounded hem that sits well tucked or untucked. White without being clinical. Natural without being beige. The kind of white that makes everything around it look more considered.
Every collar is hand-finished entirely by Mrs. Dana — our in-house collar specialist, a woman who treats a collar the way a poet treats a first line. Every pattern piece is cut individually by Mrs. Elena before a single stitch is placed. Every button is sewn by hand by Mrs. Mihaela — because a button that comes off after two washes is not a button, it's a disappointment. Mrs. Ana inspects and packs every single piece before it ships. Quality control, some call it. We call it Mrs. Ana.
This is not a production line. It is closer to a ritual.
Button it to the last button at the office. Open three at the terrace. Throw a blazer over it and call it a meeting. Take the blazer off and call it a party. The shirt doesn't ask. It fits the office, the terrace, the party — and doesn't tell anyone it was at all three.
FEATURES
- Classic shirt collar
- Sleeveless
- Full button-front closure
- Organic coconut buttons
- Gently fitted through the body
- Rounded hem — works tucked or untucked
- Subtle woven texture
- Ton-sur-ton stitching
- Fits true to size
- Available in sizes XS – XXL
FABRIC GUIDE
- 100% Hemp, woven in Bucharest, Romania
- Lightweight and breathable with a subtle woven texture
- Ecological dyes, GOTS certified
- Season: Spring / Summer
- Designed and handmade in Transylvania, Romania
CARE INSTRUCTIONS
- Machine wash at 30°C, low spin speed
- Do not bleach
- Do not tumble dry
- Iron inside-out using a steamer preferably
- Dry cleaning permitted