Every August the whole country empties its closets. One shelf is exempt, and nobody explains why.
Il cambio di stagione
Summer goes into a box under the bed, cooler clothes come down from the top of the wardrobe. It runs on the calendar, not the thermometer.
One shelf stays out
Hip height, never full. Four or five things, chosen in August before the swap, not left over after it.
How a piece earns its place
It has to change meaning depending on what is underneath it. A knit over a slip dress in August, over a shirt in October.
Nothing heavy, nothing sheer
Weight is what dates a garment to one season. Linen knits, cotton knits, mid-weight wool. Take the weight out and it stops belonging to a month.
Five pieces, chosen on purpose
The shelf is a portrait of what you actually wear. Ours starts with the open-front knits.