IMPORTANT: PLEASE NOTE THAT EACH ITEM IS MADE TO ORDER IN VERY LIMITED QUANTITIES AND SEWN BY ONE PERSON. PLEASE ALLOW 12-14 WEEKS FOR YOUR ITEM TO BE MANUFACTURED.
DESCRIPTION:
THE PLEXUS KNIT PONCHO IS HAND KNIT IN THE US AND FEATURES A MULTIFUNCTIONAL HOODED ELEMENT, AND A JUXTAPOSITION BETWEEN A LARGE WOVEN YARN, AND DELICATE OPEN KNIT WEAVE.
THE HOOD ON THIS PONCHO CAN BE WORN 3 DIFFERENT WAYS AS THE WEARER CAN UTILIZE THE HOOD ON OR OFF, OR BRUSH OFF THE TOP HALF OF THE HOOD FEATURE TO REVEAL A COWL NECK IN THE FRONT.
THIS OPEN KNIT TECHNIQUE WE HAVE APPROPRIATELY NAMED THE PLEXUS KNITTING TECHNIQUE AS THE TERM DERIVED FROM TWO DEFINITIONS; A PLEXUS STRUCTURE CAN REFER TO BOTH A NETWORK OF NERVES OR VESSELS IN THE BODY, OR AN INTERWOVEN COMBINATION OF PARTS OR ELEMENTS IN A STRUCTURE OR SYSTEM.
OUR SIGNATURE ESTUARY MOTIF CASCADES AND FLOWS WITHIN THE OVERSIZED WOVEN KNIT, AND IS ADORNED WITH ASYMMETRIC TASSELS AND THREADS. THE ECHO OF THE ESTUARY MOTIF CAN BE SEEN ON BOTH SIDES OF THE PONCHO.
THIS PONCHO IS HEAVIER IN WEIGHT AS IT IS MEANT TO COMFORT AND GROUND THE WEARER, AND WAS CREATED TO BE WORN MULTIPLE WAYS.
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:
ALL KNIT SWEATERS ARE DESIGNED TO BE ZERO WASTE, AS WE INCORPORATE ALL SCRAP YARN INTO THE PIECES. ALL WOOL YARN IS BIODEGRADABLE, RENEWABLE, AND UNDYED. WE UTILIZE MULESING FREE YARN FOR ALL KNITWEAR. ALL SWEATERS ARE HAND KNIT IN THE UNITED STATES, ENSURING ETHICAL MANUFACTURING.
CONTENT:
LARGE YARN FIBER CONTENT 100% ANDEAN HIGHLAND WOOL 3-PLY
THIN YARN FIBER CONTENT 41% Cotton/ 35% Baby Alpaca/ 24% Merino
CARE: DO NOT WASH. SPOT CLEAN ONLY, LAY FLAT TO DRY
MODEL IS 6’2”, 30” WAIST, 18” ACROSS SHOULDERS
WEARING: ONE SIZE
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.