COLLECTION 2 DESIGN PROCESS COAGULATED SILK PUFFER
LIMITED TO 2
FABRIC: 100% SILK ORGANZA
FILL: COTTON, LINEN, WOOL, SILK
DO NOT WASH.
MEASUREMENTS:
MODEL IS 6’0”, 29” WAIST, 17” ACROSS SHOULDERS.
ONE SIZE FITS ALL.
SLEEVE LENGTH, 22” OPENING, 22” PIT TO PIT.
IMPORTANT: SAMPLE CONDITION NOTICE
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL SAMPLE GARMENTS ARE SOLD IN AS-IS CONDITION. EACH PIECE HAS BEEN WORN DURING PHOTOSHOOTS AND MAY SHOW SLIGHT VARIATIONS IN WEAR. IF THERE ARE ANY CONDITION ISSUES, ADDITIONAL PHOTOS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE LISTING. ALL SALES ARE FINAL.
DESCRIPTION:
THIS COAGULATED SILK PUFFER IS CREATED UTILIZING DESIGNS / CONCEPTS FROM COLLECTION TWO WRITTEN ON SCRAP REMNANTS FROM THE PRODUCTION OF COLLECTION ONE. THE GOAL FOR THESE PIECES IS TO CREATE A CLOSED LOOP SYSTEM WITH ZERO TEXTILE WASTE. THE SCRAPS IN THIS PUFFER ARE MADE FROM VARIOUS NATURAL MATERIALS WHICH INCLUDE LINEN, COTTON AND WOOL. ALL OF THE CONCEPTS FOR COLLECTION TWO ARE WRITTEN DOWN/ DRAWN ONTO THE SCRAPS BY THE DESIGNER. THE SCRAP PIECES ARE THEN HAND CUT TO SMALLER FRAGMENTS TO FILL THE SHAPES SEWN INTO THE SILK. THIS GARMENT FEATURES A TOTAL OF 4 SLEEVES AND 2 HOLES. THIS GARMENT IS REVERSIBLE AND CAN BE WORN IN A MULTITUDE OF WAYS SOME OF WHICH ARE PICTURED IN THE PRODUCT PHOTOS. THE PUFFER IS HEAVY IN WEIGHT AS IT IS MEANT TO COMFORT AND GROUND THE WEARER. THE TRANSPARENCY OF THE SILK ALLOWS THE WEARER TO STYLE THE PUFFER WITH OTHER ITEMS IN THE WARDROBE WITH THE NOTION THAT ALL LAYERS WILL BE VISIBLE AT ONCE.
SUSTAINABILITY:
THIS GARMENT UTILIZES ALL SCRAPS FROM PRODUCTION OF PREVIOUS GARMENTS IN OUR STUDIO TO CREATE A LOW WASTE PRODUCTION CYCLE. ADDITIONALLY, DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE DYE THE COLOR IN THIS GARMENT IS MEANT TO FADE OVER TIME, CREATING A MORE INTIMATE AND PERSONAL CONNECTION WITH THE WEARER. 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 TAGS/ PACKAGING.
DYE PROCESS: THIS GARMENT IS UN DYED AND ALL SCRAP PIECES ARE IN THE ORIGINAL UN DYED STATE FROM MANUFACTURING.
THIS PUFFER IS MEANT TO BE WORN OVER TIME. MAKE SURE TO DOCUMENT THE WEARING PROCESS AND SHARE WITH FRIENDS. OVER TIME THIS PUFFER WILL HAVE BEAUTIFUL AGE MARKINGS THAT WILL BE COMPLETELY UNIQUE TO YOU, THE WEARER.
