THE REVERSIBLE CARAPACE BAG DERIVES INSPIRATION FROM OUR POST HUMAN GARMENTS, INTENTIONALLY DESIGNED TO EXPLORE DRAMATIC SEAM LINES. ONE SIDE OF THE BAG BOASTS A SOFT OUTER EXOSKELETON MADE UP OF CANVAS FLAPS WHILE THE REVERSE PUTS EMPHASIS ON THE INTRICATE, SCULPTURAL NATURE OF THEIR DESIGN.
DESIGNED TO CARRY THE WEARERS DAILY ESSENTIALS, THIS BAG CAN BE WORN AS A CROSS BODY OR OVER THE SHOULDER, AND FULLY UNZIPS TO TURN INSIDE OUT WHILE STILL FUNCTIONING AS A DAILY BAG, DESIGNED TO SUIT AS MANY OF OUR WEARERS AS POSSIBLE. THIS BAG IS LARGE ENOUGH TO HOLD A LAPTOP, TABLET, AND CAMERA, ALONG WITH ANY OTHER DAILY NECESSITIES THE WEARER SEES FIT.
MADE UP OF 100% COTTON CANVAS, THE CARAPACE BAG FEATURES A 60 INCH CIRCULAR YKK ZIPPER WITH CUSTOM REVERSIBLE ZIPPER PULLS THAT HAVE BEEN MOLDED AND CONTOURED TO EMULATE SCULPTURE AND ERGONOMIC FORM.
THIS BAG NOTABLY FEATURES A CONCEALABLE FACE THAT IS DECORATED WITH FLAP-LIKE SEAM LINE EXTENSIONS, TWO INTEGRATED SEAM POCKETS THAT ARE REVERSIBLE, AND AN EXTERIOR POCKET FURNISHES THE MINIMAL FACE OF THE BAG. ALL DETAILS OF THIS PIECE WORK TOGETHER TO ADOURN THE WEARER IN AN OVERSIZED STATEMENT PIECE MADE TO ADAPT AND TRANSFORM.
IN THIS COLLECTION, WE INTEGRATED ELEMENTS SUCH AS HAND-PAINTED HARDWARE AND LOGOS. INTENTIONALLY DESIGNED TO ADORN EACH GARMENT IN FORMS REMINISCENT OF SHELLS AND BONES FOUND AMONG THE NATURAL WORLD, THESE FINDINGS AIM TO EMPHASIZE THE PASSAGE OF TIME AND THE PERMANENCE OF TRANSFORMATION.