DÔEN Dorsia Top: Plus Dresses From the Kleveland Sisters' Label

DÔEN Dorsia Top: Plus Dresses From the Kleveland Sisters' Label

The Dôen Dorsia top is a printed silk-blend satin shirt from the label Margaret and Katherine Kleveland launched in Los Angeles in 2016. I go through the dresses, tops and bottoms that carry its nostalgic California feel.

Dresses with California memory

Margaret and Katherine Kleveland launched DÔEN in Los Angeles in 2016 with a collective of women partners. The products below give that idea a practical shape, with a mix that keeps the category specific and the styling open-ended.

Tops for everyday layering

The sisters’ Santa Barbara upbringing informs the label’s nostalgia for coastal California. The products below give that idea a practical shape, with a mix that keeps the category specific and the styling open-ended. I went deeper on a related idea in ASTR the Label Dresses: Sizing, Fit and Best Buys.

Bottoms that keep it grounded

Margaret and Katherine Kleveland launched DÔEN in Los Angeles in 2016 with a collective of women partners. The products below give that idea a practical shape, with a mix that keeps the category specific and the styling open-ended.

Our honest take

The appeal here is specificity: these are not anonymous luxury objects or generic wardrobe fillers. Pick the category that already fits how you dress, then let one strong piece do the work rather than building a full costume around it. If you take one thing away, choose the item you would still wear on an ordinary day, because that is where the design earns its keep. If you want to keep reading, Baobab Swimwear and Dresses: A Bogota Label Born From Scraps is a good next stop.