Tradd: Shown in garden green with a pink camellia on a Blenheim Cavalier, a walled garden behind a Charleston house in spring, the azaleas in bloom. Rose with an ivory camellia, for Tricolor. Butter yellow with a rose camellia, for Black and Tan. Wentworth: Shown in cornflower with a rose quilted collar on a Tricolor Cavalier, the long side piazza of a Charleston house at dusk, candles on a set table. Garden green with a powder-blue quilted collar, for Blenheim. Navy with an ivory quilted collar, for Ruby. Rose with an ivory quilted collar, for Black and Tan. Edisto: Shown in cream with a rose vest on a senior Black and Tan Cavalier, a weathered dock over the salt marsh on a winter evening, lanterns strung overhead. Navy with a rose vest, for Blenheim and Ruby. Garden green with a butter yellow vest, for Tricolor. Ashley: Shown in navy on a Blenheim Cavalier puppy, a wet brick sidewalk in a summer downpour, beside a wrought-iron fence. Butter yellow, for Tricolor and Black and Tan. Beaufort: Shown in cornflower on a Ruby Cavalier, a deep porch in Beaufort, Spanish moss hanging from the live oaks beyond. Rose, for Tricolor and Black and Tan. Cooper: Shown in butter yellow on a young Tricolor Cavalier, a wooden boardwalk over the dunes on a bright morning. Garden green, for Blenheim and Ruby. The pattern is redrawn for your dog's shape.

Designed for the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel collection

Six pieces drawn around a coat that is never trimmed, with the ears falling free over every neckline. Charleston, named for King Charles II, and the Lowcountry around it: walled gardens in spring, a candlelit porch, a dock over the salt marsh in winter, a porch in Beaufort. Every piece is cut to one dog from three measurements.

See it on your dog

Couture

Ensembles of three and four pieces, layered and styled.

Tradd

Couture · Silk taffeta · €400

A smocked taffeta coat over an eyelet band, with a silk camellia and a calf harness.

A hand-smocked chest panel gives over the rounded ribs, and the camellia sits at the center of the chest, below the ears.

Short silk taffeta coat, the chest panel hand smocked, a wide, flat neckline bound in silk under the ears, a level back ending before the tail
Cotton eyelet layer in a paler shade, its embroidered edge a narrow band below the hem along the sides
A single pink silk camellia at the center of the chest, below the ears
Slim soft calf harness matched to the coat, with plain gold-toned fittings

Wentworth

Couture · Silk dupioni · €400

A short silk dupioni jacket with a quilted satin shawl collar and cap sleeves, a mother-of-pearl button and a grosgrain harness.

A quilted satin collar lies flat on the shoulders under the ears, and a narrow quilted band runs down the front edge to one small pearl button.

Short fitted silk dupioni jacket with a bright sheen and fine slubs, small covered buttons at the side
Shawl collar in satin quilted in a small diamond, lying flat on the shoulders under the ears
Short cap sleeves edged in the same quilted satin, and a narrow quilted band down the front edge ending in one small round mother-of-pearl button
Slim harness covered in grosgrain to match the collar

Edisto

Couture · Cotton velveteen · €450

A velveteen jacket over a quilted vest, with a silk square at the chest and a plaited leather harness with a flat pocket.

The collar lies flat under the ears, and the silk square is tucked at the center of the chest, where it shows.

Short cotton velveteen jacket piped in satin, sleeves to the elbow, a wide collar lying flat under the ears, plain horn buttons at the side
Quilted cotton vest in a solid contrast color, showing at the chest
Silk square folded narrow and tucked flat into the closure at the center of the chest
Plaited leather harness with one plain brass buckle and a small flat leather pocket at the side

Essentials

Single pieces, the ones worn most days.

Ashley

Essentials · Feather-light nylon · €190

A feather-light rain shell that folds into its own inside pocket.

For the sudden summer storm: a shell that folds into its own pocket and lives in a bag until the sky opens.

Feather-light matte nylon that folds into its own flat inside pocket
Wide, flat neckline bound smooth under the ears, wide armholes bound smooth for the leg feathering
Level back ending before the tail, one strap under the chest

Beaufort

Essentials · Cotton pointelle · €190

A light cotton pointelle knit with a picot-edged neck and small shell buttons along the side.

Close but never tight, with a wide, low neck under the ears and armholes cut wide for the leg feathering.

Light cotton pointelle, a knit with a pattern of small open eyelets
Low, wide neck finished in a picot edge, ribbed armholes cut wide
Small plain shell buttons along the side

Cooper

Essentials · Cotton drill · €170

A light cotton drill jacket with a soft harness sewn inside and its ring at the top of the back.

The harness is built in: one smooth layer over the chest feathering instead of straps worn over a jacket.

Cotton drill jacket with a soft webbing harness sewn inside
The harness ring through a bound slot at the top of the back
Flat neckline under the ears, a level back, fastening at the side

Why it fits a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

The cut

Drawn for the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel's own shape, and cut to three measurements you take at home with a sheet of paper. You approve them before anything is cut.

The ears own the neck: The standard asks for long ears set high, with plenty of feathering, framing the face. They lie over the sides of the neck, just where a collar would sit, so every neckline is wide, flat and low under them, and the detail at the neck moves to the center of the chest, where it shows.
Never trimmed: Both standards ask for a coat free from any trimming, so the garment has to suit the coat, not the other way around.
The feathering: The ears, chest, legs, feet and tail are feathered. Armholes are cut wide and bound smooth so the leg feathering falls through, chest panels are lined in silk or smooth cotton, and no piece closes with hook-and-loop.
A rounded body: The ribs are well sprung, the chest reaches the elbows, and there is no tucked-up look at the flank. The chest panel is eased over the ribs, and one strap under the chest is enough.
Nearly square, and level: The body is slightly longer than the dog is tall, with a level topline, and the tail is carried happily and in constant motion. The back panels are short and level, and every hem stops before the tail.
Small and light: The AKC gives 12 to 13 inches at the withers and 13 to 18 pounds. The cloths are light and the hardware kept to a minimum. Nothing goes over the head, so nothing drags across the ears.

Neck: Around the base of the neck, under the ears. Every neckline here sits wide and flat, so this number guides the opening rather than a snug fit.
Chest: Around the deepest part of the chest, just behind the front legs, over the feathering.
Back: From the base of the neck to the base of the tail. The pieces end before the tail, so it moves freely.

The breed facts are from the AKC and FCI Cavalier King Charles Spaniel standards.

Made to be worn

Every piece fastens at the side or with one strap under the chest, so nothing goes over the head or near the long ears.

Colors for the coat

Blenheim: Navy, garden green, cornflower, rose, powder blue
Tricolor: Rose, cornflower, garden green, butter yellow
Ruby: Navy, garden green, cornflower, cream, powder blue
Black and Tan: Butter yellow, rose, cream, powder blue

A piece in the same tone as the fur disappears into it. Every look is cut in more than one color, chosen by this rule.

Blenheim: Disappears in chestnut, rust, cognac and camel next to the ears; white and ivory at the chest; busy prints
Tricolor: Disappears in black, charcoal and navy next to the ears; white and ivory at the chest; busy prints
Ruby: Disappears in red, rust, coral, cognac, camel
Black and Tan: Disappears in black, navy, charcoal, chocolate; tan and camel at the legs

How it is fitted

It is cut to three measurements: neck, chest and back. You approve all three before anything is cut. After you commission, you take them at home with a sheet of paper, and we show you the numbers. How it is measured

The promise

If a finished measurement is more than 2 cm off the numbers you approved, or the piece gapes or pulls, we remake it once, free, and you send nothing back. Because it is cut to one dog, it cannot be returned.

How it goes on

Every piece fastens at the side or with one strap under the chest, so nothing goes over the head or near the long ears. Necklines lie wide and flat under the ears, and anything worn at the neck sits at the center of the chest, where it shows. Sleeves stop at the elbow, the back ends before the tail, and the feathering on the chest and legs falls free.

Shown on

Tradd: Shown in garden green with a pink camellia on a Blenheim Cavalier, a walled garden behind a Charleston house in spring, the azaleas in bloom. Rose with an ivory camellia, for Tricolor. Butter yellow with a rose camellia, for Black and Tan.
Wentworth: Shown in cornflower with a rose quilted collar on a Tricolor Cavalier, the long side piazza of a Charleston house at dusk, candles on a set table. Garden green with a powder-blue quilted collar, for Blenheim. Navy with an ivory quilted collar, for Ruby. Rose with an ivory quilted collar, for Black and Tan.
Edisto: Shown in cream with a rose vest on a senior Black and Tan Cavalier, a weathered dock over the salt marsh on a winter evening, lanterns strung overhead. Navy with a rose vest, for Blenheim and Ruby. Garden green with a butter yellow vest, for Tricolor.
Ashley: Shown in navy on a Blenheim Cavalier puppy, a wet brick sidewalk in a summer downpour, beside a wrought-iron fence. Butter yellow, for Tricolor and Black and Tan.
Beaufort: Shown in cornflower on a Ruby Cavalier, a deep porch in Beaufort, Spanish moss hanging from the live oaks beyond. Rose, for Tricolor and Black and Tan.
Cooper: Shown in butter yellow on a young Tricolor Cavalier, a wooden boardwalk over the dunes on a bright morning. Garden green, for Blenheim and Ruby.

The pattern is redrawn for your dog's shape.