Size — XS
In stock
Made to order. Delivery End August 2026.
There is a specific weight of cotton that feels like nothing and holds like something. Sea Island cotton, one of the rarest natural fibres grown, has that quality. Buttery to the touch, with a natural lustre that sits somewhere between silk and the finest Egyptian cotton. Once you feel it, ordinary cotton becomes difficult to go back to.
Ray of Hours worked with Italian spinners and Shanghai's fully fashioned knitwear tradition to shape two pieces from the same yarn: a long sleeve crew sweater and a short sleeve knit tee. Fully fashioned means each panel is knit to shape rather than cut from fabric — a slower, more considered method that eliminates waste and produces a cleaner finish at every seam.
Two pieces, one fabric, different hours. The sweater for the cooler ones: layered beneath a jacket or worn alone when the temperature drops. The tee for the warmest: the lightest possible layer that still holds its structure. Both in white, both in 100% Sea Island cotton, both arriving August 2026.
This is quiet luxury at its most literal. The kind you feel before anyone else notices.
Sea Island Cotton grows in a narrow band of Caribbean islands where soil, humidity and trade winds combine in a way that cannot be replicated elsewhere. The fibre is extra-long staple - longer, finer and smoother than any other cotton grown - which is why it spins into a yarn of unusual softness and natural lustre. It has been considered the finest cotton in the world for over two centuries. It remains so.
Spun in Italy to a fine count — Nm 2/100 — the yarn carries its lightness without sacrificing structure. Fully fashioned on precision gauge machines in Shanghai, each panel is shaped during knitting rather than cut from fabric. The result is a clean finish at every edge, no wasted fibre, and a drape that holds its form wash after wash.
Every kilo of Sea Island Cotton carries WISICA certification - the West Indian Sea Island Cotton Association inspects each harvest individually and issues a Certificate of Authenticity. The cotton either qualifies or it does not.
100% Sea Island Cotton. WISICA certified. OEKO-TEX Standard 100.
Spun in Italy. Knitted in Shanghai.
Machine washable
Air-dry flat
Iron lightly on reverse
Do not tumble dry
No bleach
Wash with similar colors
