Twenty-five years ago, sisters Katia and Vanessa Sanchez opened Des Petits Hauts around a simple idea: knitwear should feel as good as it looks. We stock Des Petits Hauts at Shirley Allum in Shaftesbury, across knitwear, delicate prints and feminine separates.
Knitwear is where the brand does its best work, soft yarns in considered colour palettes, alongside printed blouses and dresses that carry the same playful French sensibility through the rest of the range.
Materials and finish matter more than trend here; pieces are made to be worn for years, not one season.
A Des Petits Hauts knit works as well thrown over jeans as it does dressed up for an evening out, which is most of the appeal.
See the current range at the Shaftesbury boutique, or shop Des Petits Hauts online.
