DESCRIPTION:
THIS REVERSIBLE T SHIRT IS MADE FROM UNDYED COTTON MICRO RIB KNIT. IT HAS AN ELONGATED SLIM FIT AND RAW EDGES. THIS PIECE IS DESIGNED TO BE COMPLETELY REVERSIBLE. THE GARMENT IS CREATED USING A SINGLE PANEL CONSTRUCTION WITH ORGANIC CURVED SEAMS DESIGNED TO COMPLEMENT THE HUMAN FORM . THIS T-SHIRT FEATURES A ONE PIECE DOUBLE LAYER CONSTRUCTION. THIS PIECE IS DESIGNED TO BE WORN OVER 8 DIFFERENT WAYS, SOME OF WHICH ARE A BLACK T-SHIRT, A WHITE T-SHIRT, A TWISTED T-SHIRT, A TUNIC/ DRESS AND AN ELONGATED T-SHIRT.
SUSTAINABILITY:
THE MATERIAL USED FOR THIS T-SHIRT IS UNDYED UNBLEACHED ORGANIC COTTON AND MADE IN THE USA. EACH SHIRT IS HAND DYED USING A DIP DYE METHOD. THE DYE USED TO COLOR THIS SHIRT IS A PLANT-BASED NATURAL DYE MIXED WITH IRON AND TANNINS EXTRACTED FROM CHESTNUT BARK. THIS PIECE IS ADDITIONALLY DESIGNED TO TAKE THE PLACE OF MULTIPLE GARMENTS IN A WARDROBE LIMITING WASTE. 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.
MODEL IS 6’2”, 32” WAIST, 18” ACROSS SHOULDERS.
WEARING SIZE MEDIUM. 18.5” ACROSS SHOULDERS, 29.5 LENGTH, 8” SLEEVE LENGTH, 19” PIT TO PIT.
FABRIC: 100% COTTON MICRO RIB KNIT
MANUFACTURING: HAVING COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS IS VERY IMPORTANT THIS IS WHY THE T-SHIRT MUST START WITH UNDYED FABRIC. THIS T-SHIRT IS CUT AND SEWN IN KENT, OHIO BY A VERY SMALL TEAM OF SKILLED CRAFTS PEOPLE. AFTER THE GARMENT IS FULLY CONSTRUCTED IT IS THEN HAND PAINTED WITH ALGAE PASTE MIXED WITH NATURAL DYES.
DYE PROCESS: DIP DYED WITH ALGAE PASTE AND PLANT BASED DYE, MIXED WITH IRON AND TANNINS EXTRACTED FROM CHESTNUT BARK
WASHING: HAND WASH COLD/ MACHINE WASH ON GENTLE/ HAND WASH SETTING
DRYING: DRY FLAT DO NOT WRING
THIS T SHIRT IS MEANT TO BE WORN OVER TIME. MAKE SURE TO DOCUMENT THE WEARING PROCESS AND SHARE WITH FRIENDS. OVER TIME THIS T SHIRT WILL HAVE BEAUTIFUL AGE MARKINGS THAT WILL BE COMPLETELY UNIQUE TO YOU, THE WEARER.
