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 FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE.
DESCRIPTION:
THIS THREE ARM TURTLENECK HAS AN ELONGATED SLIM FIT, RAW EDGES, AND EXTENDED LENGTH SLEEVES INTENDED FOR STACKING. THIS PIECE IS DESIGNED TO BE COMPLETELY REVERSIBLE. THIS PIECE IS CREATED USING A SINGLE PANEL CONSTRUCTION WITH ORGANIC CURVED SEAMS DESIGNED TO COMPLEMENT THE HUMAN FORM. THIS TURTLENECK IS DOUBLE LAYERED AND FEATURES A HOLE IN THE CENTER. THIS PIECE IS DESIGNED TO BE WORN OVER 18 DIFFERENT WAYS SOME OF WHICH INCLUDE A BLACK TURTLENECK, A WHITE TURTLENECK, A CROPPED LONG SLEEVE, A TUNIC/ DRESS, AN ASYMMETRIC TANK TOP WITH A WRAPABLE SLEEVE, A STACKED TURTLENECK WITH HANGING SLEEVES, A TWISTED TURTLENECK, A TURTLENECK WITH A HOLE IN THE CENTER FRONT, OR A TURTLENECK WITH A HOLE IN CENTER BACK.
SUSTAINABILITY:
THE MATERIAL USED FOR THIS TURTLENECK IS UNDYED UNBLEACHED ORGANIC COTTON AND MADE IN THE USA. EACH SHIRT IS HAND PAINTED USING AN ALGAE DYE PASTE WHICH CUTS BACK ON WATER USAGE TO DYE GARMENTS. INSTEAD OF TAKING GALLONS OF WATER TO DYE ONE GARMENT, THIS HAND PAINTING TECHNIQUE DYES 6-10 GARMENTS USING ONLY 2 CUPS OF WATER. THE DYE USED TO COLOR THIS SHIRT IS A PLANT BASED NATURAL DYE MADE FROM MADE FROM INDIGO. 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 6’0”, 30” WAIST, 17” ACROSS SHOULDERS.
WEARING SIZE MEDIUM. 18” ACROSS SHOULDERS, 29” LENGTH, 38” SLEEVE LENGTH, 19” PIT TO PIT.
FABRIC: 100% ORGANIC COTTON RIB KNIT
MANUFACTURING: HAVING COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS IS VERY IMPORTANT, WHICH IS WHY THE TURTLENECK MUST START WITH UNDYED FABRIC. THIS TURTLENECK IS CUT AND IS 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: HAND PAINTED WITH ALGAE PASTE AND PLANT BASED DYE, INDIGO DYE
WASHING: HAND WASH ON COLD/ MACHINE WASH ON GENTLE/ HAND WASH SETTING
DRYING: DRY FLAT DO NOT WRING
LOGOS: ALL LOGOS/ IMAGES ARE PRINTED USING UNTONED POTASSIUM FERRICYANIDE AND FERRIC AMMONIUM CITRATE. THIS ALTERNATIVE PRINTING PROCESS WILL START OUT AS A WASHED OUT BLUE, AND OVER A THREE WEEK PERIOD WILL OXIDIZE TO FORM A RICH PRUSSIAN BLUE.
THIS TURTLENECK IS MEANT TO BE WORN OVER TIME. MAKE SURE TO DOCUMENT THE WEARING PROCESS AND SHARE WITH FRIENDS. OVER TIME THIS TURTLENECK WILL HAVE BEAUTIFUL AGE MARKINGS THAT WILL BE COMPLETELY UNIQUE TO YOU, THE WEARER.
