vell — twenty-four pieces, no seasons

the idea

est. 2017

we make twenty-four pieces.we have never made a twenty-fifth.

The hem of the ines dress mid-step, dead-stock silk swinging above bare feet — 11 / 24 · worn, not retired

when a piece improves, the old cut goes to the archive and the new one keeps its name. the agnes coat is on its third cut since 2019. same name, better coat.

you buy once. we repair it for as long as you wear it. free. we do not ask for a receipt.

that is the whole idea.

the collection

01–24

six of twenty-four

six of the twenty-four at size, each with its current cut. rest a cursor on a piece for the closer crop.

Back view of the agnes coat, an ecru double-faced recycled-wool overcoat worn open — 01 · agnes coat, third cut since 2019recycled wool

01 · agnes coat, third cut since 2019recycled wool

Chalk-white organic-cotton rue shirt with a covered placket, framed collarbone to hip — 04 · rue shirt, second cut since 2018organic cotton

04 · rue shirt, second cut since 2018organic cotton

Graphite recycled-wool marta trousers with a wide pressed leg, cropped waist to bare feet — 07 · marta trouser, fourth cut since 2017recycled wool

07 · marta trouser, fourth cut since 2017recycled wool

Bone silk ines dress caught mid-step, the bias-cut skirt swinging to one side — 11 · ines dress, first cut, 2020dead-stock silk

11 · ines dress, first cut, 2020dead-stock silk

Oat recycled-wool edda knit in close crop, one hand tugging the ribbed cuff — 17 · edda knit, second cut since 2021recycled wool

17 · edda knit, second cut since 2021recycled wool

Ink cotton-twill lena skirt with a deep single pleat, cropped ribcage to mid-calf — 22 · lena skirt, first cut, 2022organic cotton twill

22 · lena skirt, first cut, 2022organic cotton twill

material & repair

wool · cotton · silk

three cloths.free repairs, for life.

The edda knit at close range, recycled-wool yarn filling the frame — the edda knit, close enough to count the yarn

the wool is recycled in prato, sorted by colour before it is spun, so nothing gets dyed twice. the cotton is organic, woven for us at one mill near porto we visit every march. the silk is dead stock, bought in small lots from houses that ordered too much. when a lot runs out, the ines dress waits for the next one.

repairs are free for life. post the piece to bredgade 24, or bring it in. most mends come back within ten days, sewn in matching thread. or, if you ask, in a thread that shows.

the archive

agnes coat, first cut2019 · archived
agnes coat, second cut2021 · archived
agnes coat, third cut2024 · current

improved pieces keep their name. owners of any cut keep full repairs.

notes

01–02

we have written twice

we write when something is decided. the collection has not changed, so there has not been much to report.

A white cotton shirt on a plain wooden hanger against a bare plaster wall, raking light across the cloth — 01/02
twenty-four pieces, and why the number never changes

Woven cotton at extreme magnification, raking light picking out every thread of the weave — 02/02
what a permanent collection asks of the cloth

stockists

four cities

vell ateliercopenhagen · bredgade 24 · thu–sat 11–18
larsson & dahlstockholm
kaufhaus andersberlin
maison ruthantwerp

appointments

one hour · three sizes · four cities

one hour. one room.the pieces you asked for.

the room above the atelier on bredgade holds two chairs, a mirror and a rail. we bring what you name, in three sizes. there is no rack, and nobody else in the room.

in stockholm, berlin and antwerp we borrow a room from the stockist. same hour, same rail.

you are not expected to buy anything.