The Golden Retriever collection

Couture

Ensembles of three and four pieces, layered and styled.

Lofoten

Couture · Washed silk · €360

A washed silk swing coat over a voile edge, with a silver clasp at the V and a white calf chest strap.

A swing coat flaring from the shoulders, with a deep V for the ruff and a hem that ends above the underbody feathering.

• Short washed silk swing coat, flaring from the shoulders, a deep V at the front, the hem above the underbody feathering
• White cotton voile layer, its pin-tucked edge along the V
• Plain, smooth silver clasp at the bottom of the V
• Slim white calf chest strap with a small plain silver buckle

Selbu

Couture · Knitted wool · €350

A star-patterned knitted coat with silver clasps, a sewn-in shirt collar and a flat felt pocket.

A light knitted coat with its pattern across the back, cut sleeveless so the feathering on the forelegs hangs free.

• Long knitted coat in a light, fine-gauge wool, patterned with stars across the back and small dots on the sides, edged in felt, the neck opening in a V at the front, three plain silver clasps at the side
• Brushed-cotton shirt collar, sewn in over the felt edge
• Flat felt pocket with a plain silver clasp, fixed to the side of the coat

Hardanger

Couture · Double-faced wool · €430

A fitted double-faced wool coat with a navy velvet collar and cuffs, a cable-knit edge and a slim navy leather chest strap.

A wide navy velvet collar lies flat and open on the shoulders, so the ruff shows and nothing hangs between the forelegs.

• Fitted double-faced wool coat with a soft brushed surface and clean, unhemmed edges, ending at the top of the croup, plain smooth horn buttons at the side
• Wide notched collar faced in navy cotton velvet, lying flat and open on the shoulders, sleeves to the elbow in turned-back navy velvet cuffs
• Fine ecru cable knit sewn in, a narrow knitted edge inside the V and inside the cuffs
• Slim navy leather chest strap with a small brass buckle

Essentials

Single pieces, the ones worn most days.

Tromsø

Essentials · Matte nylon · €230

A cropped quilted shell in matte nylon with broad flat bands, a V front and a collar at the back only.

Light and flat over a heavy coat, with a V at the front and a collar only at the back of the neck.

• Thin-fill matte nylon shell with broad, flat quilted bands, cropped
• A V at the front for the ruff, a stand collar at the back of the neck only
• The hem above the underbody feathering, one wide strap under the chest

Marstrand

Essentials · Firm lambswool · €250

A tailored cable-knit lambswool jacket with a suede-edged shawl collar, suede cuffs and leather buttons.

Knitted dense and cut close like a fitted coat, so it never sags. The shawl collar lies flat and frames the ruff, and the cables hold their own beside the feathering.

• Dense lambswool jacket, cable-knit down the back and cut close to the body, a crisp straight hem at the top of the croup above the underbody feathering
• Narrow shawl collar edged in smooth suede, lying flat and open on the shoulders
• Sleeves to the elbow in suede-bound cuffs, small leather buttons down the side, opening along the back

Gothenburg

Essentials · Diamond-quilted cotton · €250

A short diamond-quilted cotton jacket bound in corduroy, with a flat corduroy collar, cuffs and two flap pockets.

The diamond quilting gives the surface, and the corduroy binding draws a clean edge against the feathering.

• Short jacket in fine diamond-quilted cotton with a soft sheen, every edge bound in corduroy in the second color, the hem above the underbody feathering
• Flat corduroy collar lying on the shoulders, sleeves to the elbow in corduroy cuffs
• Two flap pockets stitched flat into the sides, smooth metal snaps along the side

Why it fits a Golden Retriever

The cut

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

• Sturdy and balanced: The AKC standard gives a body slightly longer than tall, in a ratio of 12 to 11, and heights of 23 to 24 inches for dogs and 21½ to 22½ inches for bitches. The cloths have real weight, and the buckles and snaps are sized to the dog.
• Chest and brisket: The chest between the forelegs is at least as wide as a man's closed hand, and the brisket reaches the elbow. The chest panel is broad and shaped over the forechest, not cut flat.
• Almost no waist: The loin is short and deep, with very little tuck-up, and the back is level. There is no narrow waist for a strap to sit in, so the belly strap is wide and sits just behind the ribs.
• The feathering: The standard describes a natural ruff and feathering on the underbody, the backs of the legs and the tail. So every neckline opens in a V or sits low at the front to leave the ruff free, every hem ends above the underbody feathering, and the armholes are cut clear of the feathered forelegs.
• A dense coat: The coat is dense and flat or wavy, with a good undercoat. A tape taken over the ruff and the feathering reads larger than the body, so every piece is measured over the coat and cut with room for it.
• Neck and tail: The neck merges into the shoulders with no throatiness, and the tail is carried level with a merry action. Collars stand only at the back of the neck, back hems end at the croup, and nothing goes over the head.

1. Neck: Around the base of the neck, under the ruff. The necklines open at the front, so this number guides the back of the collar.
2. Chest: Around the deepest part of the chest, just behind the front legs, over the coat. The feathering makes this read larger than the body, and the cut allows for it.
3. Back: From the base of the neck to the base of the tail. The pieces end at the croup, with the hem above the underbody feathering.

The breed facts are from the FCI and AKC Golden Retriever standards.

Made to be worn

Every piece goes on from the side and closes under the chest or along the back, so nothing goes over the head.

Colors for the coat

• Cream or pale gold: Navy, spruce, lingonberry, charcoal, black
• Mid gold: Cornflower, navy, spruce, lingonberry, indigo
• Dark gold: Navy, midnight, spruce, slate blue
• The lighter feathering, on any shade: A color that holds against both the body and the feathering, which is why the palette is deep

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.

• Cream or pale gold: Disappears in cream, ivory, oat, butter, pale camel, stone
• Mid gold: Disappears in camel, honey, mustard, ochre, tan
• Dark gold: Disappears in rust, copper, cognac, tan; lingonberry merges with a red cast
• The lighter feathering, on any shade: Disappears in cream and wheat at every hem, neckline and armhole

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 goes on from the side and closes under the chest or along the back, so nothing goes over the head. Collars stand only at the back of the neck and open at the front, and nothing sits on the ruff or at the throat. Sleeves stop at the elbow. The cloth is light over a heavy coat, and any second layer is sewn in as a collar or a cuff, so the ruff, the feathering and the tail fall free.

Shown on

• Lofoten: Shown in cornflower silk on a cream Golden Retriever, a white-sand Arctic beach under the low summer sun, mountains behind. Midnight silk, for dark gold coats.
• Selbu: Shown in navy with ecru stars and a slate-blue shirt on a dark gold Golden Retriever with a wavy coat, a snowy hillside farm on a clear winter morning. Navy with ecru stars and a lingonberry shirt, for cream, pale gold and mid gold coats.
• Hardanger: Shown in lingonberry with navy velvet on a mid gold Golden Retriever, a fjord orchard in blossom in May, the water and a far mountainside behind. Spruce with navy velvet, for dark gold coats.
• Tromsø: Shown in spruce on a young cream Golden Retriever, a harbor quay in the blue twilight, snowy mountains across the water. Navy, for mid gold and dark gold coats.
• Marstrand: Shown in ink navy with cream suede on a senior dark gold Golden Retriever with a wavy coat, inside a whitewashed summer house on the Swedish west coast. Charcoal with cognac suede, for cream and pale gold coats.
• Gothenburg: Shown in navy with lingonberry corduroy on a mid gold Golden Retriever with a wavy coat, smooth pale granite rocks in the west-coast archipelago, a red wooden boathouse behind, on a summer morning. Spruce with navy corduroy, for dark gold coats.

The pattern is redrawn for your dog's shape.