Samurai - Bolero
Samurai - Bolero
Samurai - Bolero
Samurai - Bolero
Samurai - Bolero
Samurai - Bolero
Samurai - Bolero
Samurai - Bolero
Samurai - Bolero
Samurai - Bolero
Samurai - Bolero
Samurai - Bolero
Samurai - Bolero
Samurai - Bolero
Samurai - Bolero
Samurai - Bolero
Samurai - Bolero
Samurai - Bolero
Samurai - Bolero
Samurai - Bolero
Samurai - Bolero
Samurai - Bolero
Samurai - Bolero
Samurai - Bolero
Samurai - Bolero
Samurai - Bolero
Samurai - Bolero
Samurai - Bolero
Samurai - Bolero
Samurai - Bolero
Samurai - Bolero
Samurai - Bolero
Samurai - Bolero

Samurai - Bolero

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We could not have designed the Samurai Kilt without giving it it's very own dedicated top half!  Here we have the cute Samurai Bolero, a crop length cute jacket with straight cut arms and small upright collar.  Worn open for a casual look or use our 4" kilt pin to style your own closed look.  This can be worn with the full Samurai Kilt or your favourite denims and a white team, cool and classic!

Available in the four iconic Element colours and available in the dense tailoring fabric quality which has woven by us in our mill in Scotland.  Also with this design we have flipped some of the fabric panels to mirror what we do in the Samurai Kilt.  You will see the cool contrast and change of direction on the tartan features across the arms, body and collar, zoom and you will see!

We give you more, with access to the full range of options direct from our planet and people first design archives.  These are our bad-ass books of how to always wear your values and look amazing!  See full details below.

What It's Made Of

  • Made with 100% finest natural merino wool
  • Spun and dyed in Scotland
  • Woven into tartan fabrics by us at our Highland mill
  • All labels made from hand cut and laser etched Scottish leather

Who It's Made By

  • Made by bad-ass womxn and men of the Scottish Highlands 
  • Proudly preserving century old textile skills and machinery
  • Also proudly disrupting the world of future clothing, we have seen the past and it works!

• Size – Your samurai bolero will be made to order, then despatched within 2 weeks of the fabric being woven during the 4 X A Year batch period.

• Arm Length & Body Length – all bolero's have a standard arm length of 15" and a body length of 16". This is to give the best layered look, whether its a fancy do or a casual weekend brunch, this bolero pairs with everything!

• Bust & Bicep - we will require these measurements to ensure that the bolero wraps you up perfectly and you have plenty of ease to get those arms moving as you hit the dance floor!

• Collar - the bolero has a distinct short collar ensuring balance with the overall bolero length

• Item Finishing – Comes with branded real leather label specifying the makers batch. There is no fixed closure on this item, they all come with a 4" kilt pin so that you decide everyday how it closes, or maybe you just want to go wide open!

• Fabric Design - The Elements of Endurance Tartan, designed by us!

• Weave Design - repeated throughout the fabric is the alchemy element symbols, earth, air, water and fire, represented in triangle form.

• Fabric Repeat – all fabric has been cut by hand from the cloth roll woven at our mill, therefore aspects of the repeat will be unique to each item, which is pretty cool as it makes them all unique!

• Click here for more information on Fabric & Product Care

• Colour Options - Earth (brown), Air (grey), Water (blue) and Fire (red), each element tartan features four colours from the colour family it represents.

• Fabric Weight Options - Heavy (dense and structured)

If you need any help with working out your sizes, then check out our Measure Me Size Guide

See Clare, the founder of Prickly Thistle, share more about the collections, how you can build your very own garment, what the design features are and why making clothing on a made to measure basis is making a better future for us all (and looking very rebel bad-ass!)

Check out some rebel looks with the team at Prickly Thistle.

Real womxn wearing real clothes in a real fun way!

  • 1st & ONLY B Corp Mill in Scotland
  • Planet Loving Natural Fibres
  • Zero Waste For Life Design
  • Worldwide Shipping

For all of our made to order items we can usually have your made to order and measure clothing to you within 2 weeks, when our fabric stores have your fabric on the roll.

For all items ordered as part of the 4 X A Year Club, we can have your clothing to you from as early as 2 weeks or it may be up to 8-10 weeks if we need more fabric. As we are weavers, its super handy right! No waiting months and months for items to pass around various factories, we do it all under one roof.

There is loads of cool things you can do and do not need to do when you wear natural fibre clothing! For the full low down on all this caring, checkout our guide and for more info on worn wear repairs, here is some tricks of the trade!.

You can also read more about our No Wash Club Rules here, try it!

Here we proudly share with you our less than x 1 mark-up that we apply, and how this garment has been costed.

Most brands in the 'fashion' world add multipliers of x 2 for wholesale then add another x 2 for retail. When you buy direct from us its a less than x 1, we use the profits from everything we create to support more fairly paid jobs and push the textile world to be more eco-conscious. But we do a lot more like donating to charities and education bodies. This is what we proudly call our ethical pay it forward mark up. For full information on this, check out our full process and pricing page.

The cost breakdown for this garment is;
Fabric Cost £86.63
Labour To Make £52.50
QC, Labelling & Packing £15.00
Overheads (incl insurance, premise costs etc) £30.83
Total Cost To Company £184.95
Ethical Pay It Forward Mark Up After Shipping x 0.38 £70.05

Time to Make : 2.5hrs
Cut 0.5hrs
Overlock 0.5hrs
Assemble 1.25hrs
Trim & Press 0.25hrs

For Cost Per Wear (CPW) we just wanted to share how buying less, paying ethical prices, loving and wearing more is actually really affordable, its all about the number of wears!

You wear the item 3 times a week for the next 3 years (remember that’s as a kilt, cape or dress!), that is 468 wears. The CPW is £255 divided by 468 wears, Cost Per Wear 54p!

Read more about our transparent pricing and processes here.

It is something the 'fashion' world in particular is really bad at.... but we are bad-ass so nothing to hide under this piece of tartan, nothing bad but maybe an ass!

We want to help be part of the solution that drives regenerative change. Buying less, loving more, paying ethical prices and feeling awesome is what we are all about.

To do that, we have these yes we give a sh#t options for you!

1. Our 4 X A Year Pre Order

2. Lay-Away Plans

3. Become a VIR

We offer worldwide fully tracked shipping to all customers. Your clothes will be sent to you in our bad-ass compostable shippers. There is also some surprises in their too, like our tartan rebellion organic tote, free with every order and cedar hand branded hangers for all clothing items!

FREE shipping is gifted for all orders over £275 being delivered in the UK or USA and for EU and Canada delivery addresses all orders over £350 are FREE.

Please read our full shipping policy for more info on other countries, duties, taxes and all that stuff.

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