This one-of-a-kind knitted dress has been created by London-based fashion designer and artist Bethany Williams for TOAST Renewed, using waste knit from the TOAST Circle programme alongside sample swatches from previous collections. Constructed through crochet patchwork with adjustable side panels and optional detached sleeves.
“The artwork for this dress is an original painting called Open Heart,” says Bethany. “It is about letting your heart open after a period of darkness and having the courage and faith to begin again without knowing the outcome. The image shows a woman beside a standing stone, surrounded by ancient stones and winter bracken. The deep red of the bracken became an important part of the artwork. Alice Morell Evans interpreted the painting into crochet patchwork. I wanted the shape of the dress to remain simple and allow the artwork and patchwork to speak for themselves. I draped the shape on the stand and developed the pattern from the drape. I was also looking at photographs of my great-grandmother and a dress from the 1920s that has been passed down to me and is extremely special to me. The past doesn't disappear. We carry traces of it forward, and sometimes, in the process of making something new, we discover that those traces are still giving us light.”
Wool, cotton, mohair, cashmere, alpaca, linen and polyamide. Crochet patchwork. Adjustable side panels. Optional detached sleeves. Layered hem. Kilt pin fastenings.
This style is part of TOAST Renewed By, our limited-edition collaboration series, which sees garments transformed by guest artists through traditional textile handcrafts, honouring both their past and their potential future.
Mix of fibres: wool, cotton, mohair, cashmere, alpaca , linen, polyamide, Trim: Silk. Hand wash.
Made in the United Kingdom.
As this piece has been repaired, extra care should be taken when cleaning. It is also best to avoid jewellery that may catch or snag.
Any import duties on orders shipped to Europe will be covered by TOAST. You will not have to pay import duties for any order placed online to Europe.
This item is available for pre order. If you place an order today, we will send it to you as soon as it arrives.
For deliveries outside of Europe, import duties and local sales tax may be payable on receipt of your order, determined by the items you are ordering and the total value of your order.
Please refer to our delivery & returns policy for more information.
Any import duties on orders shipped to Europe will be covered by TOAST. You will not have to pay import duties for any order placed online to Europe.
For deliveries outside of Europe, import duties and local sales tax may be payable on receipt of your order, determined by the items you are ordering and the total value of your order.
Please refer to our delivery & returns policy for more information.
Any import duties on orders shipped to Europe will be covered by TOAST. You will not have to pay import duties for any order placed online to Europe.
For deliveries outside of Europe, import duties and local sales tax may be payable on receipt of your order, determined by the items you are ordering and the total value of your order.
This item is part of our New Makers programme. If you place an order today, it will be made for you and then sent to you directly from the maker.
Delivery costs are included in the price of this item.
Any import duties on orders shipped to Europe will be covered by TOAST. You will not have to pay import duties for any order placed online to Europe.
For deliveries outside of Europe, import duties and local sales tax may be payable on receipt of your order, determined by the items you are ordering and the total value of your order.
Please refer to our delivery & returns policy for more information.
This one-of-a-kind knitted dress has been created by London-based fashion designer and artist Bethany Williams for TOAST Renewed, using waste knit from the TOAST Circle programme alongside sample swatches from previous collections. Constructed through crochet patchwork with adjustable side panels and optional detached sleeves.
“The artwork for this dress is an original painting called Open Heart,” says Bethany. “It is about letting your heart open after a period of darkness and having the courage and faith to begin again without knowing the outcome. The image shows a woman beside a standing stone, surrounded by ancient stones and winter bracken. The deep red of the bracken became an important part of the artwork. Alice Morell Evans interpreted the painting into crochet patchwork. I wanted the shape of the dress to remain simple and allow the artwork and patchwork to speak for themselves. I draped the shape on the stand and developed the pattern from the drape. I was also looking at photographs of my great-grandmother and a dress from the 1920s that has been passed down to me and is extremely special to me. The past doesn't disappear. We carry traces of it forward, and sometimes, in the process of making something new, we discover that those traces are still giving us light.”
Wool, cotton, mohair, cashmere, alpaca, linen and polyamide. Crochet patchwork. Adjustable side panels. Optional detached sleeves. Layered hem. Kilt pin fastenings.
This style is part of TOAST Renewed By, our limited-edition collaboration series, which sees garments transformed by guest artists through traditional textile handcrafts, honouring both their past and their potential future.
Mix of fibres: wool, cotton, mohair, cashmere, alpaca , linen, polyamide, Trim: Silk. Hand wash.
Made in the United Kingdom.
As this piece has been repaired, extra care should be taken when cleaning. It is also best to avoid jewellery that may catch or snag.
Any import duties on orders shipped to Europe will be covered by TOAST. You will not have to pay import duties for any order placed online to Europe.
This item is available for pre order. If you place an order today, we will send it to you as soon as it arrives.
For deliveries outside of Europe, import duties and local sales tax may be payable on receipt of your order, determined by the items you are ordering and the total value of your order.
Please refer to our delivery & returns policy for more information.
Any import duties on orders shipped to Europe will be covered by TOAST. You will not have to pay import duties for any order placed online to Europe.
For deliveries outside of Europe, import duties and local sales tax may be payable on receipt of your order, determined by the items you are ordering and the total value of your order.
Please refer to our delivery & returns policy for more information.
Any import duties on orders shipped to Europe will be covered by TOAST. You will not have to pay import duties for any order placed online to Europe.
For deliveries outside of Europe, import duties and local sales tax may be payable on receipt of your order, determined by the items you are ordering and the total value of your order.
This item is part of our New Makers programme. If you place an order today, it will be made for you and then sent to you directly from the maker.
Delivery costs are included in the price of this item.
Any import duties on orders shipped to Europe will be covered by TOAST. You will not have to pay import duties for any order placed online to Europe.
For deliveries outside of Europe, import duties and local sales tax may be payable on receipt of your order, determined by the items you are ordering and the total value of your order.
Please refer to our delivery & returns policy for more information.