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:
THE BLACK WAXED POST HUMAN SKIRT IS DESIGNED FROM A POST HUMAN FORM, AND IS FULLY REVERSIBLE. THIS SKIRT IS ASYMMETRIC AND CASCADES DOWN THE BODY DISTORTING THE HUMAN FORM IN SHAPES AND FULLNESS TO THIS MID LENGTH SKIRT. ONE SIDE OF THE SKIRT FEATURES DISTORTED SCULPTURAL SHAPES. THE OTHER SIDE FEATURES LARGE FLAPS TO ACCENTUATE THE SEAM LINES, AND A HAND PAINTED BRUSHED WAX FINISH TO GIVE TEXTURE AND DIMENSION TO THE GARMENT.
THESE POST HUMAN GARMENTS ARE PATTERNED AND MOLDED TO A NON HUMAN SCULPTURE. THIS SCULPTURE GIVES THEM AN OVERSIZED AND DISTORTED SHAPES, CREATING CLOTHING MADE FOR SCULPTURE RATHER THAN THE HUMAN FORM. BY REMOVING THE BODY AS A CATALYST FOR DESIGN RESULTS IN THE CREATION OF CLOTHING AS SCULPTURE.
THE EXPOSED FLAPS OF THIS GARMENT HIGHLIGHT THE ORGANIC SEAM LINES IN A VERY EXTREME WAY. THIS SKIRT FEATURES 2 INTEGRATED SEAM POCKETS THAT ARE REVERSIBLE, AND AN ELASTIC WAISTBAND MADE FROM ORGANIC COTTON/ NATURAL RUBBER AND ENCASE THE WEARER IN AN OVERSIZED EXTERIOR STATEMENT PIECE.
SUSTAINABILITY:
THE MATERIAL USED FOR THE POST HUMAN SKIRT IS ORGANIC COTTON AND MADE IN THE USA. 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 6’4”, 32” WAIST, 19” ACROSS SHOULDERS.
WEARING SIZE MEDIUM. THESE SKIRTS ARE AN OVERSIZED FIT.
COMPOSITION: 100% COTTON
ELASTIC : 65% CERTIFIED ORGANIC COTTON / 35% NATURAL RUBBER
CARE INSTRUCTIONS: DRY CLEAN ONLY, SPOT TREAT IF NEEDED.
MANUFACTURING: HAVING COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS IS VERY IMPORTANT. THIS PIECE IS THEN CUT AND SEWN IN KENT, OHIO 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. WE HOPE EVERY GARMENT WE PRODUCE CREATES A MORE GENUINE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE WEARER AND THE OBJECTS THAT INFORMED THESE DESIGNS.
