SS18 Exclusive / Hollyhock

Hollyhock (Alcea rosea L.) // Plant Family: Malvaceae

Hollyhocks belong to the same family as hibiscus, okra, and cotton. The black flowers, or Black Malva, have been used for dyes for silk, cotton, and leather, and in the 19th century in Germany, they were used to color wines, and eventually to color fibers.

For SS18 we dyed our Swiss Raw Silk and Belgian Linen with dried Hollyhock in our outdoor Brooklyn studio, yielding a soft blue-grey.