Zagreb: Shown in emerald with tomato red on a black-spotted Dalmatian, a steep cobbled street in an old upper town at winter dusk, the gas lamps lit. Cobalt with saffron and a chocolate strap, for liver-spotted coats. Navy with tomato red, for lemon and orange. Motovun: Shown in navy leather with saffron on a liver-spotted Dalmatian, a stone lane in a hill town in autumn fog. Cognac leather with cobalt and a black strap, for black-spotted coats. Navy leather with tomato red and a navy strap, for lemon and orange. Dubrovnik: Shown in navy with cobalt and a chocolate strap on a liver-spotted Dalmatian, a terrace on the old city walls at sunset, the sea and terracotta roofs behind. Cobalt with navy and a black strap, for black-spotted coats. Navy with tomato red and a navy strap, for lemon and orange. Zadar: Shown in tomato red with cobalt on a young black-spotted Dalmatian, a stone waterfront promenade on a windy, overcast day. Cobalt with saffron, for liver-spotted coats. Hvar: Shown in cobalt with a saffron collar and cuffs on a senior liver-spotted Dalmatian, a harbor quay in summer, in the shade of a blue door. Saffron with a cobalt collar and cuffs, for black-spotted coats. Vis: Shown in emerald bound in cobalt on a black-spotted Dalmatian with heavy spotting, a pebble cove under dark pines at midday. Navy bound in tomato red, for lemon and orange coats. The pattern is redrawn for your dog's shape.

Designed for the Dalmatian

The Dalmatian collection

Six pieces drawn for a coat that is already a print. The Adriatic shore of Croatia, where the breed takes its name: Zagreb's upper town at dusk, an Istrian hill town in fog, the walls of Dubrovnik above the sea, the islands in summer. 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.

Zagreb

Couture · Wool broadcloth · €400

A long broadcloth coat, a silk-knit edge, a flat silk fold and a slim patent strap.

Cut the full length of the back to the croup, with a softly rolled collar at the base of the neck and a silk fold set flat on the chest.

Long fitted wool broadcloth coat cut to the croup, a softly rolled collar at the base of the neck, plain covered buttons at the side, sleeves ending at the elbow
Fine silk knit, its ribbed edge showing above the collar and as cuffs at the elbow
Short square silk fold stitched flat to the chest below the collar, no tail hanging down
Slim black patent leather chest strap

Motovun

Couture · Nappa leather · €380

A cropped nappa car coat over a rib knit, with a silk square set low and a slim leather chest strap.

A car coat for the coach dog, cut straight and clean, with the color kept to the neck and the forelegs.

Cropped car coat in smooth nappa leather, a small flat collar, a welt pocket on each side, plain smooth buttons down the front
Fine rib knit, a low, soft roll at the base of the neck and cuffs at the elbow
Silk square knotted low at the side of the chest
Slim leather chest strap in the color of the spots

Dubrovnik

Couture · Wool-silk faille · €380

A double-breasted faille yacht jacket with a square collar, matching cuffs and a low patent chest strap.

Fitted along the back to the croup, with a wide square collar lying flat across the back of the shoulders, the only nod to the sea.

Double-breasted wool-silk faille jacket, fitted along the back to the top of the croup, two rows of plain gilt buttons at the side
Wide square collar in the second color, lying flat and open across the back of the shoulders
Elbow-length sleeves with cuffs in the second color
Slim patent leather chest strap in the color of the spots, low on the chest

Essentials

Single pieces, the ones worn most days.

Zadar

Essentials · Coated nylon · €170

A light rain shell in matte coated nylon, color-blocked at the collar and the hem.

The wet and windy day piece, and the one where the color-blocking reads at full size.

Matte coated nylon in one solid, with a low collar band and a broad band at the hem in a second
Chest panel to the elbow, the back to the croup
Fastens at the side

Hvar

Essentials · Cotton canvas · €190

A short double-breasted summer jacket in cotton canvas, with a contrast collar and cuffs and two rows of small gilt buttons.

Light and close, yet it still reads as tailoring: the double-breasted cut and the contrast collar carry it, and the spotted neck, legs and tail stay on show.

Crisp cotton canvas with a soft sheen, cut close to the body, double-breasted with two rows of small gilt buttons, hem at the tuck, no piping
Wide flat collar lying open on the shoulders and turned-back cuffs on sleeves ending at the elbow, both in the second color
Closes along the side

Vis

Essentials · Bonded scuba · €170

A coat in smooth bonded scuba jersey, with a soft, low rolled collar and every edge bound in a second color.

Sleek and glossy like the coat under it: a clean shape that never competes with the spots.

Smooth bonded scuba jersey, holding a sculpted line without a lining
Soft, low rolled collar at the base of the neck, every edge bound in a second solid
Runs the whole back to the base of the tail, one wide strap under the chest

Why it fits a Dalmatian

The cut

Drawn for the Dalmatian'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 spots are the point: The AKC standard gives color and markings 25 of its 100 points, the largest single share, and the FCI asks for spotted ears and a tail that is preferably spotted. So the pieces cover the back and leave the head, the ears, the neck and the tail on show.
Two proportions: The FCI body is rectangular, 10 to 9 in length to height, and the AKC's about as long as it is tall. A European dog is longer for its height than an American one, so the back is always measured, never worked out from the height.
A deep chest: The chest is deep, reaching the elbow, and of moderate width, curving into a moderate tuck-up as the flanks narrow through the loin. The chest panel runs to the elbow, and the belly strap sits just behind the ribs.
A neck for a collar: The neck is fairly long, nicely arched and free from throatiness. Soft stand and roll collars sit well on it, and so does a silk cravat.
A coach dog's stride: The AKC standard, recalling the breed's history as a coach dog, asks for a powerful drive from behind and an extended reach in front. Armholes are cut clear of the reach, and nothing hangs to swing at the hocks.
Tail and coat: The tail is never docked and is carried with a slight upward curve, so every back hem ends at the croup in a curve that clears it. The coat is short, fine and glossy and shows the fit, so linings are smooth and seams are bound flat.

Neck: Around the base of the neck. The collars sit at this line and leave the spotted neck above it on show.
Chest: Around the deepest part of the chest, just behind the front legs. The chest panel reaches the elbow.
Back: From the base of the neck to the base of the tail. Always measured, because a European Dalmatian is longer for its height than an American one.

The breed facts are from the FCI and AKC Dalmatian standards.

Made to be worn

Every piece fastens at the side or along the back, so nothing goes over the head.

Colors for the coat

Black-spotted: Cobalt, emerald, tomato red, saffron, cognac leather
Liver-spotted: Cobalt, emerald, navy, saffron
Lemon or orange-spotted: Navy, cobalt, emerald, tomato red

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.

Black-spotted: Disappears in white, ivory, pale gray; black and charcoal in any large area; every print
Liver-spotted: Disappears in white, ivory; brown, chocolate, cognac and tan in any large area; every print
Lemon or orange-spotted: Disappears in white; mustard, saffron, camel, orange; every print

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 along the back, so nothing goes over the head. Collars lie low and soft at the base of the neck, and a cravat or a neckerchief is set on the chest, never tied at the throat. Sleeves stop at the elbow, hems end at the tuck or the croup, and the legs and the tail stay spotted and free.

Shown on

Zagreb: Shown in emerald with tomato red on a black-spotted Dalmatian, a steep cobbled street in an old upper town at winter dusk, the gas lamps lit. Cobalt with saffron and a chocolate strap, for liver-spotted coats. Navy with tomato red, for lemon and orange.
Motovun: Shown in navy leather with saffron on a liver-spotted Dalmatian, a stone lane in a hill town in autumn fog. Cognac leather with cobalt and a black strap, for black-spotted coats. Navy leather with tomato red and a navy strap, for lemon and orange.
Dubrovnik: Shown in navy with cobalt and a chocolate strap on a liver-spotted Dalmatian, a terrace on the old city walls at sunset, the sea and terracotta roofs behind. Cobalt with navy and a black strap, for black-spotted coats. Navy with tomato red and a navy strap, for lemon and orange.
Zadar: Shown in tomato red with cobalt on a young black-spotted Dalmatian, a stone waterfront promenade on a windy, overcast day. Cobalt with saffron, for liver-spotted coats.
Hvar: Shown in cobalt with a saffron collar and cuffs on a senior liver-spotted Dalmatian, a harbor quay in summer, in the shade of a blue door. Saffron with a cobalt collar and cuffs, for black-spotted coats.
Vis: Shown in emerald bound in cobalt on a black-spotted Dalmatian with heavy spotting, a pebble cove under dark pines at midday. Navy bound in tomato red, for lemon and orange coats.

The pattern is redrawn for your dog's shape.