Some prints belong to a season. And then there are prints like this one, white herons mid-flight and mid-courtship against a deep black ground, framed by a clean cream border, rendered with the graphic precision of a Japanese woodblock print and the fluid ease of 100% viscose.

The heron has always been a bird of patience and grace. It stands perfectly still until the exact right moment, and then moves with a speed and precision that makes everything around it feel slow by comparison. There is something in that quality, the stillness, the intention, the sudden, decisive beauty, that feels entirely right for a piece of fabric this considered.

At 1.40 x 1.40 meters, it is generous enough to lie on the sand and let the whole composition become the backdrop for a morning. Light enough to tie as a skirt over a swimsuit and walk from the water to the café without breaking a step. Versatile enough to wrap as a dress at a beach dinner when the evening asks for something more than a cover-up and less than a decision. The Heron Paréo is the piece you fold into every bag you own and find yourself grateful for in every context.

Details

• Square paréo — 1.40 x 1.40 meters
• Large white heron print in flight and courtship poses
• Deep black ground with cream border frame
• Exclusive EMI Rio hand-developed print
• Composition: 100% viscose
• Color: Black with white heron print and cream border
• SKU: EMI-PAREOHERON-BLK-U

Alsolis carries pieces rooted in the belief that slow living is the most radical luxury of all.