Five tops, three trousers, one working week
Built for a working week
The store is run by DAVID SARAY from Most, in the Czech Republic, and it approaches clothing as a working wardrobe rather than an occasion. The rail holds five tops and three pairs of trousers, chosen so that every top works with every trouser and the whole set can carry a week of ordinary days. There is no party piece and no statement sleeve that can only be worn once. The idea is that a small number of well-measured pieces does more for a wardrobe than a large number of almost-right ones. Each garment is bought in a single colour story, so the combinations are decided before the parcel arrives, and the morning question becomes a short one.
The top shelf
The five tops cover the range a week actually needs: a cowl-neck mesh tee for a warm day, a mandarin-collar cotton tank with embroidery at the neck, a square-neck embroidered tank, a buttoned knit tee, and a bell-sleeve sweater top for the colder end. Each is checked for the same three things. The neckline is measured after washing, because a cotton edge can ripple by the third cycle. The armhole is tested with a jacket over it, since that is where a top usually fails. The hem is cut to tuck without bulk and to sit out without riding up. Fabrics are light enough to layer and opaque enough to wear alone.
The trouser edit
Three pairs of trousers, each cut for a different kind of day. The corduroy straight leg is the warmest and carries a high elastic waist under a knit. The velour flare jogger is the softest, with a drawstring and a low rise, and it is the pair that travels. The stretch woven flare is the most formal, cut to break over a shoe and finished with a clean waistband. All three are measured flat at the waist, the rise and the inseam, and then on a body in motion, because a trouser that is right standing still can pull when its wearer sits down. Hems are checked against three shoe heights before the length is fixed.
Orders, fit and returns
Parcels leave Most within two business days, and every order is checked against the size chart before it is packed, so a mislabelled garment is caught in the workshop rather than at the door. Support is answered in English, usually within one business day, and the person answering can measure a garment on request. Returns are accepted within thirty days of delivery, in addition to the fourteen-day withdrawal right that applies to consumers in the European Union. Trousers should be tried on with the shoes they will be worn with, because the hem is the part most often returned. The statutory rights for faulty goods are unaffected by either window.