The shirt has a long history. Especially the white shirt, which today has acquired a hundred faces through constant
changes to our society; having been carried timelessly through nations, religions and genders.
It has emerged from the blurry boundaries of fashion, as a bit of an ultimate garment, or what we could call a 'classic'; carrying with it a wealth of cultural heritage.
From its early movements through artistic circles, it was associated with writers such as Rimbaud and Baudelaire,
to later be adopted and favoured by the likes of Picasso, and Lucian Freud, who as a painter, always portrayed himself in nothing, or in white shirts.
The white shirt quickly slipped into the world of female artists, to mark their individuality and personal freedom
in a profession dominated by the male gender. It was worn to show not only balance and equality, but also for comfort
and as an unobtrusive aesthetic to the eye and mind.
The past century has seen the white shirt iconised by female artists such as Georgia O’Keeffe, Louise Bourgeois,
Barbara Hepworth, Katherine Hepburn, Lauren Bacall, Marlene Dietrich and Jane Birkin, to mention a few. Individuals
whose powerful yet sensual image is intimately linked with their strong personal style. And notably, they are remembered for their appropriation of the men's wardrobe.
The white shirt is a statement. It is the ultimate uniform, rare in its ability to allure, and its capacity to transcend
the boundaries between the worlds of art and business, empowering the future, or romanticising the past.
The fusion of the white shirt into a contemporary world of fine jewellery is the core concept behind Bibi Blangsted.
A white shirt has a twisted elegance which speaks with certain allure, against a crispness, which is precise and controlled.
It has proven and redefined its power as a garment of many different tongues, and yet the essential language can always be
broken down to a golden ratio consisting of collar, cuffs and placket.
It is how these tensions of proportions are used and expressed,
through interactions with precious metals, which is the very essence of the brand. Artisanally produced by jewellers in London, gold,
rhodium and platinum interact with the most luxurious white poplin, on the collars, cuffs and plackets. The former is made by
expert hands, the latter is chosen exclusively by the touch, resulting in a startlingly fresh silhouette that is as elegant as it is architectural.
Essential to the Bibi Blangsted shirts are their intimately connected jewellery pieces. The classic line of jewellery appears in every collection,
such as the Cuff Loop and Cuff Clip, which joins the cuffs at the front of the sleeve or functions in place of a button. Collectible variations of the
classics are introduced seasonally as limited editions. These pieces can be interchanged between shirts from the collections and includes the Cuff Loop, Armband and Lapelle Loop.