THE OXIDIZED IRON BUBBLE HOODIE HAS A CROPPED FIT WITH STRUCTURED BUBBLE SLEEVES THAT ARE ACCENTED WITH RACCAGNI ZIPPERS, A CENTER CHITON PLATE INSPIRED POCKET, THUMB HOLES AND ZIPPERS WHICH EXTEND FROM THE CUFF TO THE TOP OF THE HOOD. THIS HOODIE IS MADE FROM A 11.75 OZ ORGANIC TERRY COTTON AND FEATURES TWO 60” RACCAGNI ZIPPERS. THIS GARMENT WAS DESIGNED AS A CHALLENGE DUE TO THE DESIGNERS DISLIKE OF HOODIES. LIKE MANY PIECES IN THIS COLLECTION WE WANTED TO CREATE A STAPLE ITEM AND PUSH IT FURTHER INTO SOMETHING ALIEN.
EACH GARMENT IS HAND DYED UTILIZING NATURAL INGREDIENTS TO CREATE A UNIQUE COMPOSITION THROUGH THE OXIDIZING IRON PROCESS. NO TWO DYED GARMENTS ARE ALIKE, AND REVEAL THEIR EPHEMERAL NATURE TO THE WEARER OVER TIME. 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. EACH SHIRT IS HAND DYED UTILIZING AN OXIDIZED IRON PROCESS IN HOUSE.
FOR THIS GARMENT WE LOOKED TOWARDS NATURE TO INSPIRE US TO CREATE FORMS OF THE FUTURE. WE WANTED THIS HOODIE TO METAMORPHOSIZE, ADAPTING TO THE WEARERS NEEDS AS THEY NAVIGATE THEIR WORLD, WHETHER IT BE BLENDING IN OR STANDING OUT IN OUR SOCIETY. THIS HOODIE CAN PEEL ITSELF AWAY FROM THE SKIN LIKE A COCOON TO REVEAL THE HUMAN FORM. ALTERNATIVELY THIS GARMENT CAN BE LEFT AS A HOODIE TO ACT AS CAMOUFLAGE IN A SEA OF CONFORMITY. THIS GARMENT OFFERS MULTIPLE METHODS OF WEAR, TO EXIST AS MULTIPLE GARMENTS SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH NO RIGHT OR WRONG WAY TO BE STYLED - NO FINALITY OF WEAR.
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.
