A Short History of the Tea Dress
Fitted waist, full skirt, a collar you can tie — and a story that starts in the 1950s.
Vintage & retro-inspired clothing
Wear a memory from the ’50s
Tea dresses, flares, corduroy and leather — cut new in the shapes we never stopped loving.
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Pick a record — each one holds a decade’s favourite shapes.
Fresh from the archive
This week’s finds — each stamped with its decade.
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Last pieces at a lower price — until the timer runs out.
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Why Smriti
Clothes with a past, made for now
Smriti began with a trunk of our grandmother’s dresses and a tailor in Old Dhaka who could copy any collar. Today we cut each piece new, from old patterns and photographs, in fabrics that feel the way they used to — and we tell you which decade it came from.
— Mehrin & the Smriti tailors
Read our storyLetters from customers
Cord blazer is beautifully made. Got stopped twice on the street.
Peasant Blouse
Packed in tissue with a handwritten card. Felt like a gift.
Mid Wash Mom Jeans
Cord blazer is beautifully made. Got stopped twice on the street.
Rainbow Plaid Skirt
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’70sSmriti
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Notes from the archive
How to Wear Flares Without Looking in Costume
One retro piece at a time is the trick.
Caring for Suede and Corduroy
Both fabrics love a soft brush.