IMPORTANT: PLEASE NOTE THAT EACH ITEM IS MADE TO ORDER IN VERY LIMITED QUANTITIES AND SEWN BY ONE PERSON. PLEASE ALLOW 8-12 WEEKS FOR YOUR ITEM TO BE MANUFACTURED.
DESCRIPTION:
A SHIFT IN FOCUS ON FORMS THROUGH BIOMIMICRY, RESULT IN NEW GARMENTS SUCH AS THE REVERSIBLE CALLA LILY FORMAL SHIRT. THIS PIECE NODS TO FEMININITY THROUGH THE REFERENCES OF A CALLA LILY IN BLOOM IN THE SHAPE OF THE CUFFS, AND USES A DELICATE, DOUBLE-LAYERED SILK COTTON SHIRTING AS THE FABRIC CHOICE. THIS ALLOWS THE GARMENT TO FLOW OVER THE WEARER AND CAREFULLY CASCADE AROUND THE HUMAN FORM.
THIS PIECE HAS THE ARMHOLES REMOVED SO AS TO NOT DISRUPT THE FORM OF THE SLEEVES. UTILIZING OVER 5 YARDS OF FABRIC, IT FEATURES RAW HORN BUTTONS AND A CURVED OPENING. THE SHAPE AND SLEEVE PLACKETS CREATE A RIGID ARMOR AND ADD A SENSE OF MASCULINITY. THIS PIECE COMBINES TECHNIQUES FROM OUR PAST WORK WITH LINES THAT FOLLOW THE BODY AND FORMS THAT EXAGGERATE THE HUMAN FORM.
IN THIS COLLECTION, WE INTEGRATED ELEMENTS SUCH AS HAND-PAINTED HARDWARE AND LOGOS DESIGNED TO ADORN EACH GARMENT IN FORMS REMINISCENT OF SHELLS AND BONES FOUND AMONG THE NATURAL WORLD THAT EMPHASIZE THE PASSAGE OF TIME, AND THE PERMANENCE OF TRANSFORMATION.
SUSTAINABILITY:
THE MATERIAL USED FOR THIS DRESS SHIRT IS UNDYED UNBLEACHED ORGANIC COTTON SILK BLEND FABRIC. THIS PIECE IS ADDITIONALLY DESIGNED TO TAKE THE PLACE OF MULTIPLE GARMENTS IN A WARDROBE LIMITING WASTE. ALL SCRAPS FROM THE CUTTING PROCESS OF THIS GARMENT WILL BE SAVED AND REUSED IN NEW DESIGNS. ALL PAPER SCRAPS USED TO CREATE PATTERNS FOR THIS GARMENT ARE ALSO SAVED TO BE REUSED AS PACKAGING.
MODEL IS 6’0”, 30” WAIST, 18” ACROSS SHOULDERS.
WEARING SIZE MEDIUM
FABRIC: 100% UNDYED UNBLEACHED ORGANIC COTTON SILK BLEND FABRIC
CARE INSTRUCTIONS: DRY CLEAN/ HAND WASH ON COLD, DRY FLAT DO NOT WRING
MANUFACTURING: HAVING COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS IS VERY IMPORTANT. THEREFORE, THE GARMENT MUST START WITH UNDYED FABRIC. THIS PIECE IS THEN CUT AND SEWN BY A VERY SMALL TEAM OF SKILLED CRAFTS PEOPLE. AFTER THE GARMENT IS FULLY CONSTRUCTED IT IS THEN PACKAGED IN HOUSE.
WE CREATE GARMENTS THAT SHIFT AND CHANGE WITH THE WAY THE WEARER IS FEELING. THIS GARMENT IS MEANT TO EVOLVE OVER TIME AND CREATE BEAUTIFUL AGE MARKINGS THAT WILL BE COMPLETELY UNIQUE TO YOU, THE WEARER.
WITH EVERY GARMENT WE PRODUCE, WE AIM TO CREATE A MORE GENUINE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE WEARER AND THE OBJECTS THAT INFORMED THESE DESIGNS.