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:
THIS POST HUMAN SWEATER WAS MOLDED FROM A NON HUMAN FORM, THEN PATTERNED TO FIT THE WEARER IN THIS OVERSIZED EXTENDED TURTLENECK SWEATER. THE GARMENT IS FULLY REVERSIBLE ALLOWING THE WEARER TO DECIDE IF THEY WANT TO WEAR A SOFT TEXTURED MINIMAL GARMENT, OR A GARMENT THAT FEATURES ACCENTED SEAMLINES. THESE POST HUMAN GARMENTS GET THEIR SHAPE FROM BEING PATTERNED AND MOLDED TO A NON HUMAN SCULPTURE. THIS SCULPTURE MAKES THEM OVERSIZED AND DISTORTED CREATING A GARMENT THAT IS BUILT FOR A SCULPTURE TO WEAR AS OPPOSED TO A PERSON. THIS POST HUMAN SWEATERS NECK CAN BE WORN FOLDED IN FOR STRUCTURE OR LEFT DOWN TO STACK SIMILAR TO A COWL NECK. THE NECK CAN ALSO BE WORN OVER THE HEAD AS A HOOD. THIS SWEATER IS MADE FROM 11.75 OZ ORGANIC COTTON FRENCH TERRY IN THE UNITED STATES, WHERE THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS OCCURS WITHIN 150 MILE RADIUS OF THEIR HEADQUARTERS. THIS GARMENT IS DYED IN HOUSE AFTER THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS BY OUR SMALL TEAM WHICH ALLOWS EACH TO HAVE A UNIQUE CHARACTER TO EACH GARMENT PRODUCED.
SUSTAINABILITY:
THE MATERIAL USED FOR THIS POST HUMAN SWEATER IS UNDYED UNBLEACHED ORGANIC COTTON AND MADE IN THE USA. EACH SHIRT IS HAND DYED USING A DIP DYE METHOD. 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 PACKAGING.
MODEL IS 6’2”, 32” WAIST, 18” ACROSS SHOULDERS.
WEARING ONE SIZE. 18” ACROSS SHOULDERS, 29” LENGTH, 38” SLEEVE LENGTH, 19” PIT TO PIT.
FABRIC: 100% ORGANIC COTTON
DYE PROCESS: HAND DIP DYED USING COPPER AND BLACK TEA
MANUFACTURING: HAVING COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS IS VERY IMPORTANT, WHICH IS WHY THE GARMENT MUST START WITH UNDYED FABRIC. THIS GARMENT 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 DYED.
WASHING: HAND WASH ON COLD/ MACHINE WASH ON GENTLE/ HAND WASH SETTING
DRYING: DRY FLAT DO NOT WRING
THIS GARMENT IS MEANT TO BE WORN OVER TIME. MAKE SURE TO DOCUMENT THE WEARING PROCESS AND SHARE WITH FRIENDS. OVER TIME THIS GARMENT WILL HAVE BEAUTIFUL AGE MARKINGS THAT WILL BE COMPLETELY UNIQUE TO YOU, THE WEARER.
