Kew is a sewing pattern by Nina Lee. It was released on August 18, 2017, and was the first pattern to receive comprehensive taxonomic treatment in the LCT-01, in the form of two monographs in the Journal.
Variants
The Kew dress has three primary views; a tea dress variant with ruched sleeves (version 1; kewthidae); a sleeveless bodice with straps (version 2; helikewidae), and optional off-shoulder sleeves (Kewoidea); and a skirt-only version (version 3; kewcasaceae).
Though Nina claims that you have up to “12 possible Kew creations”, if you include the Kewbellos, the skirts by themselves, and the tops by themselves, you get 19 options. (No bodice and no bottom doesn’t count).
As page 7 of the first Kew paper said, here’s the table:
| - | Sundress | Cold-shoulder | Tea | No bodice |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gathered | Helikewplicata | (Kewplicata) | Kewthicata | Kewplicasa |
| Straight | Helikewisia | Kewisia | Kewthea | Kewisicasa |
| Parabola | (Helikewparabola) | (Kewparabola) | — | Kewparacasa |
| Portobello | (Helikewbellia) | — | (Kewbellothea) | non-Kew |
| No bottom | Trunkewia | — | Kewpepla | non-Kew |
A matrix of Kew species. An emdash (—) indicates that a specific skirt–bodice combo has not been described so far, while parentheses indicate that, while the genus name has been coined, no species have been described.