White Crane Short Satin Robe 'Yukizuru'

The short white nightdress with cranes in cool blue

Here the colours flip: a white ground, with the cranes themselves printed in cool blue. This short kimono-style nightdress, cut in a lightweight, satin-finish fabric, sets blue cranes in flight across crisp white and ties at the waist with a self belt — the freshest, most porcelain-like of the short cranes, like blue-and-white china in nightwear form.

The satin-finish fabric gives the white a clean sheen, the blue cranes reading sharp against it, printed rather than woven so the line stays precise. The short cut falls to mid-thigh, the wrap front closing left over right, the belt set to taste.

White is the coolest, lightest ground in the short line, and the blue cranes give it that calm blue-and-white look the Japanese love on ceramics. It reads fresh and clean against a summer bed.

Slip it on after a shower on a warm night, or wear it through a bright slow morning — light, cool and the airiest of the short cranes. The blue line-work is fine enough to read as drawing rather than blocks of colour, which is what gives it that hand-painted ceramic feel up close.

For the woman who wants blue cranes on a cool white ground. Available M to XXXL — we recommend choosing one size up from your usual size.

• Type: Short kimono-style nightdress
• Material: Lightweight, lustrous satin-finish fabric
• Pattern: Blue cranes on white
• Technique: Printed
• Details: Wrap front, self tie belt, thigh length
• Sleeves: Short-to-mid sleeves
• Sizing: Available M to XXXL — we recommend choosing one size up from your usual size; see the size guide
• Colour: White
• Best for: Warm nights and lazy mornings at home