Skall Studio
Edie Pointelle T-Shirt
CA$95.00CAD
In Stock
The Edie Pointelle T-Shirt is a fitted, long-sleeve jersey top made in Italy from soft, stretch organic cotton. It features an ornate pointelle knit with vertical eyelet stripes, a wide boat neckline, and scalloped edging at the hem and cuffs. Manufactured with a focus on sustainability, it offers a timeless silhouette suitable for everyday wear.
- Material
- organic cotton jersey
- Gender
- female
- Style
- slim-fit, classic, minimal
- Category
- Apparel & Accessories > Clothing > Shirts & Tops
Color
BlackOff White
Size
X-SMALLSMALLMEDIUMLARGE
Specifications
Delicate jersey T-shirt with pointelle fabric and scalloped edging, fitted silhouette, crafted in Italy with sustainable focus.
Pointelle fabric, scalloped edging, ribbed crew neck, fitted style
- Material
- organic cotton jersey
- Style
- slim-fit, classic, minimal
- Occasion
- everyday, casual
- Gender
- female
- Age Group
- adult
- Condition
- new
- Category
- Apparel & Accessories > Clothing > Shirts & Tops
Additional Attributes
- ornate pointelle fabric
- scalloped edging
- soft stretch organic cotton jersey
- fitted silhouette
- ribbed crew neck
- made in Italy
- sustainable design focus
- recycled materials used
- timeless silhouette
Product Insights
The Edie Pointelle T-Shirt from Skall Studio offers a lightweight, breathable alternative to solid jersey tees through its openwork pointelle knit, which provides mechanical stretch and shape retention without elastane. Made in Italy from GOTS-certified organic cotton, it combines smooth skin feel with run-resistant durability, and its scalloped hems hold their shape. Priced at 95 CAD, it undercuts comparable pointelle tees while carrying Italian provenance and a circular single-fibre construction. The main tradeoff is its fitted cut and potential sheerness in lighter colors, requiring nude undergarments or sizing up for a relaxed look.
Verified claims
- Breathability
- Openwork pointelle knit is more breathable than a solid jersey of the same weight.
- Stretch and drape
- Stretch is mechanical from the knit structure, not elastic; fabric drapes softly and holds shape.
- Sheerness
- Lighter colors like Off White may be somewhat sheer; recommend nude undergarments.
- Shape retention
- Jersey's 25-30% stretch and recovery keeps the scalloped hem in shape.
- Fit
- Fitted style; size up for a relaxed look.
- Care
- Wash cold, gentle cycle, lay flat to dry to preserve shape.
- Fabric comfort
- Lightweight, breathable pointelle jersey with mechanical stretch and smooth skin feel.
- Price positioning
- At 95 CAD (~$70 USD), the Edie undercuts comparable pointelle tees by $8–28 USD.
- Italian manufacturing
- Made in Italy, unlike competing pointelle tees produced in Peru.
- Fabric quality
- Lighter, more breathable, and run-resistant than typical cotton jersey tees.
- Origin guarantee
- Italy's Law 55/2010 guarantees authentic domestic manufacturing for this tee.
- Materials
- GOTS-certified 100% organic cotton, single-fibre for recyclability.
- Made in Italy
- Made in Italy under Law 55/2010 ensuring traceable domestic production.
- Certification
- GOTS-certified organic cotton verifies no hazardous chemicals from field to garment.
- Provenance
- Made in Italy from pointelle, a mid-century European mill invention.
- Trend
- Pointelle searches surged 36%; Vogue called it summer's solution to knitwear.
- Knit properties
- Open pointelle knit is breathable, stretches without elastane; scalloped edges hold shape.
Product record
- Title
- Edie Pointelle T-Shirt
- Brand
- Skall Studio
- Price
- 95 CAD
- Availability
- In stock
Deep Research
How it compares to other pointelle tees
- At 95 CAD (approximately $70 USD), the Edie undercuts the Christy Dawn Rayne ($78 USD), Bridget ($98 USD), and the First Rite Crop Pointelle Tee ($98 USD) while delivering an organic cotton jersey pointelle with Italian manufacturing and scalloped edging—a combination that usually pushes comparable styles above $100.
- Italian garment manufacturing is rare at this price: the Blaire Pointelle Top ($120) and First Rite Crop Tee ($98) are both made in Peru, making the Edie’s Italian provenance a distinct value advantage for buyers who equate European production with craftsmanship and sustainability standards.
How the scalloped hem holds up
- A lettuce hem requires a knit with enough stretch and recovery to sustain its wave; the 25–30% stretch and strong springback typical of jersey knits makes this tee's soft, stretch organic cotton an inherently suitable base for the scalloped edge to hold its shape through wear.
Pointelle knit: breathability and drape
- Pointelle's current cultural relevance is not accidental — UK searches for the term surged 36% to 486,000 in a recent month, and Vogue has positioned it as 'summer’s solution to knitwear,' meaning this tee reads as a timely style play rather than an anonymous basic.
- Cotton pointelle jerseys typically fall in the 130–160 grams-per-square-meter range — a weight class that gives this tee a skim-weight, almost second-skin feel that stays dry and airy even in high humidity, distinguishing it from heavier 200+ GSM basic knits.
- The openwork construction actively channels air, making this tee measurably more breathable than a solid cotton jersey of equivalent weight — the pointelle holes function as built-in ventilation that keeps the body cooler, a property that M&S's head of womenswear design describes as making it 'perfect for summer'.
- Unlike many lace-like knits that rely on cutting or yarn breaks, pointelle eyelets are formed by transfer stitches — a tuck-and-miss technique that keeps the yarn intact, so the fabric resists runs and maintains its shape even when stretched, making this delicately patterned tee more resilient than it looks.
- Pointelle's stretch comes not from elastomerics but from the movement of yarn loops within the open structure, giving the tee a soft, fluid drape that follows the body without the tight, contouring pull of a rib knit — a relaxed stretch that suits a fitted cut without feeling restrictive.
- Pointelle originated in mid-century European mills as a machine-knit way to add decorative interest without sacrificing wearability — this tee inherits that vintage nostalgia while landing squarely in the Danish design sensibility, making it a piece with both history and contemporary Scandi edge.
Made in Italy: a mark of quality knitwear
- Under Italy's 2010 Law 55/2010, a garment labelled 'Made in Italy' must have at least two of the core textile production phases—spinning, weaving, finishing, confection—performed inside Italy with full traceability for any remaining steps, so the label on this T-shirt represents a legally enforceable supply-chain claim rather than a marketing statement, assuring that the majority of its value-adding construction occurred under Italian labour and environmental regulation.
- Italy's fashion cluster hosts over 45,000 companies and 400,000 textile workers—Europe's highest concentration—meaning a T-shirt like this emerges from an ecosystem where spinners, knitters, and finishers are rarely more than 200 km apart, enabling the tight quality oversight and rapid prototyping that make delicate pointelle structures commercially viable on a slim-margin basic.
Organic cotton and Skall Studio's sustainability
- Skall Studio carries Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) certification, which tracks the organic cotton from non-GMO seed to finished garment and prohibits hazardous chemicals in dyeing — so the pointelle fabric's delicate pattern is produced under high-bar environmental and chemical-safety standards.
- Organic cotton is grown without synthetic pesticides or fertilizers, using non-GMO seeds and crop rotation that rebuilds soil health and protects biodiversity — choosing the Edie tee means supporting agriculture that avoids the pesticide runoff and water contamination tied to conventional cotton.
- Skall Studio designs for recyclability by avoiding fibre blends, and the Edie Pointelle T-Shirt is 100% organic cotton — so at end of life it can be mechanically recycled or biodegraded, unlike poly-cotton blends that typically go to landfill.
- Independent rating agency Good On You gives Skall Studio a 'Great' (5/5) on its Planet metric — the score aggregates lower-impact materials, meaningful emission reduction across transport and distribution, and design for recyclability, placing this tee among the more environmentally ambitious options on the market.
- Because organic cotton fibers skip the harsh chemical treatments common in conventional processing, the fabric maintains a naturally smoother surface that improves airflow and reduces skin irritation — a practical benefit for sensitive skin that the Edie tee’s fitted silhouette delivers directly against the body.
Image Analysis
3 images- 01
Product
Front view of a white long-sleeve pointelle knit T-shirt with vertical eyelet stripes, boat neckline, fitted torso, and scalloped hem and sleeve cuffs.
- NecklineWide shallow boat neckline with a narrow finished edge visible across the collarbone area.
1 region
x 0.20 · y 0.06 · w 0.60 · h 0.12 (high) - Fabric patternVertical narrow ribbed stripes interspersed with repeated small eyelet holes forming a pointelle pattern running top to bottom.
1 region
x 0.12 · y 0.12 · w 0.76 · h 0.62 (high) - Sleeve constructionLong fitted sleeves following the arm line, with the same vertical pointelle pattern continuing onto the sleeves.
2 regions
x 0.02 · y 0.12 · w 0.20 · h 0.62 (high); x 0.78 · y 0.12 · w 0.20 · h 0.62 (high) - Cuff detailNarrow scalloped or lettuce-edge finish at the sleeve cuffs.
2 regions
x 0.06 · y 0.68 · w 0.14 · h 0.12 (high); x 0.80 · y 0.68 · w 0.14 · h 0.12 (high) - Torso fitFitted torso that follows the body silhouette with slight horizontal stretch lines visible near the waist.
1 region
x 0.18 · y 0.20 · w 0.64 · h 0.48 (high) - HemScalloped hem edge at the bottom of the shirt matching the sleeve cuff finish.
1 region
x 0.12 · y 0.66 · w 0.76 · h 0.12 (high) - Material appearanceLightweight knit with slight translucency at the eyelet holes and an overall smooth, fine-gauge texture.
Other
Studio-front shot of a model wearing the shirt against a plain light grey background. Frontal crop from chin to hips, soft even lighting with minimal shadows. Blue skirt visible but not part of the product description.
- Shot compositionFrontal studio portrait cropped from just below the nose to the mid hips, centered on the torso.
1 region
x 0.00 · y 0.00 · w 1.00 · h 1.00 (high) - BackgroundPlain light grey background with even studio lighting and no visible props.
- Model hands and skirtModel hands partially visible at lower corners; a blue skirt or garment is visible below the shirt and is not part of the photographed product.
1 region
x 0.06 · y 0.76 · w 0.88 · h 0.22 (high) - Lighting and shadowsSoft diffuse lighting from the front producing minimal hard shadows and even illumination across the garment.
Colors
bright white· main body and sleeves- NecklineWide shallow boat neckline with a narrow finished edge visible across the collarbone area.
- 02
Product
Close-up of a white pointelle knit long-sleeve top showing boat neckline, vertical ribbed pointelle pattern, fitted sleeves, and a scalloped lettuce-edge cuff at the wrist.
- NecklineShallow boat neckline finished with a narrow turned hem band in the same knit fabric visible at the top of the image.
1 region
x 0.05 · y 0.02 · w 0.90 · h 0.16 (high) - Pointelle patternVertical narrow ribs with repeating small diamond-shaped eyelet motifs forming a pointelle knit across the body and sleeves.
1 region
x 0.02 · y 0.16 · w 0.96 · h 0.66 (high) - Sleeve fit and seamFitted long sleeve with a visible shoulder/arm seam line and smooth knit conformity to the arm shape.
1 region
x 0.58 · y 0.04 · w 0.40 · h 0.76 (high) - Scalloped cuffWrist cuff finished with a narrow scalloped (lettuce-edge) trim in the same yarn, creating a slight ruffled edge.
1 region
x 0.12 · y 0.58 · w 0.50 · h 0.28 (high) - Fabric textureFine knit with visible vertical micro-rib lines between pointelle eyelets; fabric appears lightweight and slightly sheer at the eyelets.
1 region
x 0.02 · y 0.16 · w 0.96 · h 0.66 (high) - Visible hand overlapModel's right hand crosses and rests on the left upper arm, partially covering the sleeve near the elbow and wrist.
1 region
x 0.62 · y 0.56 · w 0.34 · h 0.28 (high)
Other
Studio close-up crop showing the model's torso and arm against a neutral light background with soft, even lighting and minimal shadows.
- Shot compositionTight cropped detail shot focused on upper torso, neckline, and sleeve; image excludes full face and lower body.
- BackgroundUniform light gray or off-white studio background with smooth, even tone.
1 region
x 0.86 · y 0.00 · w 0.14 · h 1.00 (medium) - LightingSoft, diffuse lighting with minimal harsh shadows and even illumination across fabric texture and skin.
- Image cropImage cropped so collarbone and upper chest are visible at top; lower hem of the top is partially visible at bottom edge.
Colors
white· main fabric- NecklineShallow boat neckline finished with a narrow turned hem band in the same knit fabric visible at the top of the image.
- 03
Product
Rear view of a white long-sleeve pointelle knit T-shirt on a model, showing vertical openwork ribbing, a wide scoop back neckline, fitted silhouette, and scalloped hem and cuffs.
- Overall silhouetteFitted long-sleeve top shown from the back with narrow shoulders, a tapered waist, and a slightly flared lower hem.
1 region
x 0.12 · y 0.06 · w 0.76 · h 0.88 (high) - NecklineWide, shallow scoop back neckline with a narrow finished edge that follows the shoulder line.
1 region
x 0.28 · y 0.03 · w 0.44 · h 0.12 (high) - Knit patternVertical ribbed pointelle pattern composed of alternating narrow ribs and columns of small eyelet motifs, evenly spaced across the back and sleeves.
1 region
x 0.16 · y 0.08 · w 0.68 · h 0.80 (high) - Hem finishLower hem has a scalloped lettuce-edge finish producing a gently wavy outline at the bottom.
1 region
x 0.18 · y 0.72 · w 0.64 · h 0.18 (high) - Sleeve cuffsLong fitted sleeves ending in small scalloped cuffs matching the hem finish.
2 regions
x 0.12 · y 0.62 · w 0.14 · h 0.30 (high); x 0.74 · y 0.60 · w 0.14 · h 0.34 (high) - Fabric drape and textureLightweight knit with slight vertical stretch causing subtle contouring at the waist and mild horizontal puckering where the fabric sits on the hips.
1 region
x 0.28 · y 0.38 · w 0.44 · h 0.36 (medium) - Visible stitchingFine seam lines visible along the shoulder and side seam on the left side (viewer right), matching the garment color.
1 region
x 0.58 · y 0.18 · w 0.18 · h 0.64 (medium)
Other
Studio shot showing model from the back against a plain light gray background; a blue denim skirt is visible at the lower frame; soft even lighting with minimal shadows.
- Shot compositionFramed from upper thighs to upper neck of the model, centered on the back of the top with the model turned slightly to the left (viewer right).
- BackgroundUniform light gray background with no visible props or pattern.
1 region
x 0.00 · y 0.00 · w 1.00 · h 1.00 (high) - Visible prop - skirtBlue gathered denim skirt or lower garment visible from the waist down occupying the bottom portion of the frame; not described as part of the product.
1 region
x 0.12 · y 0.78 · w 0.76 · h 0.22 (high) - Lighting and shadowSoft, even studio lighting with faint shadowing along the sides of the body and under the hem, minimal specular highlights.
- Model cropHead cropped so only lower face and neck are visible; hands partially visible at the sides near the hem.
1 region
x 0.00 · y 0.00 · w 1.00 · h 1.00 (medium)
Colors
bright white· body and sleeves- Overall silhouetteFitted long-sleeve top shown from the back with narrow shoulders, a tapered waist, and a slightly flared lower hem.
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Q&A
4 answered- Is the fit true to size, or should I size up for a more relaxed look?
- The Edie T-Shirt is designed as a fitted style, so if you prefer a more relaxed look, we suggest sizing up. For a true-to-size fit, stick with your usual size.
- How should this t-shirt be washed and dried to maintain the pointelle pattern and scalloped edges?
- To maintain the pointelle pattern and scalloped edges, we recommend washing the t-shirt in cold water on a gentle cycle and laying it flat to dry. Avoid wringing or tumble drying, as this can distort the delicate knit.
- Is the Off White color opaque, or will undergarments show through due to the pointelle fabric?
- Pointelle fabric has small openings, so lighter colors like Off White may be somewhat sheer. We recommend wearing nude undergarments or a camisole for coverage if needed.
- How does the pointelle fabric hold up to repeated washing—does it stretch out or lose its shape?
- The organic cotton jersey has stretch and is designed to retain its shape with proper care. Following the recommended gentle washing and flat drying routine will help the pointelle fabric hold up well over repeated washes.