Dor Knot Shirt

At the center of the collection lies dor, the untranslatable Romanian word for a deep, bittersweet longing. This sentiment shapes the tailoring: coats and jackets with open lapels, shirts marked by engraved details, and silhouettes that alternate between precision and looseness. Materials such as wool, linen, leather, and natural hair are handled with both restraint and disruption, creating contrasts between softness and rigidity, tradition and reinterpretation.

The narrative reverses the conventional codes of masculinity. While doina as a song has historically been a feminine voice, here it becomes embodied by a man who is not warrior but wanderer, lover, and healer. The garments carry this shift: cropped pony hair jackets with sharp tailoring, oversized leather shirts engraved with motifs inspired by folklore, and voluminous pieces that recall shepherd’s coats. Each design places vulnerability at the core of strength, making fragility a form of presence.

Ultimately, Doină is less about spectacle and more about resonance. It is a modern myth told through fabric, it's a meditation on solitude that is not lonely, on love that does not require another body to exist. Between memory and transformation, the collection speaks to the traces we carry: garments that feel lived, held, and remembered. Like the doina song itself, they speak about feelings.