SAMPLE 1 OF 1 BOTANICAL IMPRINT REVERSIBLE ORGANIC SEAMED TRENCH COAT

SAMPLE 1 OF 1 BOTANICAL IMPRINT REVERSIBLE ORGANIC SEAMED TRENCH COATIMPORTANT: PLEASE NOTE THAT EACH ITEM IS A 1 OF 1 PIECE WORN IN THE PRODUCT PHOTOS CREATED ON THE HUMAN FORM. EACH PIECE FROM THE SUN PICNIC COLLECTION IS ACCOMPANIED BY A LIMITED EDITION SUN PICNIC VISUALS COLLECTION HARDCOVER BOOK AND SPECIAL PHOTOSENSITIVE DUST BAG WHICH ALLOWS THE WEARER TO PARTAKE IN THE PRINTING PROCESS. THESE GARMENTS HAVE UNDERGONE A UNIQUE PRODUCTION PROCESS THAT HAS BEEN VISUALLY DOCUMENTED WHICH CAN NOW BE A SHARED

IMPORTANT:  PLEASE NOTE THAT EACH ITEM IS A 1 OF 1 PIECE  WORN IN THE PRODUCT PHOTOS/ CREATED ON THE HUMAN FORM.

EACH PIECE FROM THE SUN PICNIC COLLECTION IS ACCOMPANIED BY A LIMITED EDITION SUN PICNIC VISUALS COLLECTION HARDCOVER BOOK AND SPECIAL PHOTOSENSITIVE DUST BAG WHICH ALLOWS THE WEARER TO PARTAKE IN THE PRINTING PROCESS.

THESE GARMENTS HAVE UNDERGONE A UNIQUE PRODUCTION PROCESS THAT HAS BEEN VISUALLY DOCUMENTED WHICH CAN NOW BE A SHARED EXPERIENCE BETWEEN THE PEOPLE WHO CREATED IT, AND THE WEARER.  

CONTENT:

100% EUROPEAN LINEN

DRY CLEAN ONLY.

MODEL IS 6’0”, 29” WAIST, 17” ACROSS SHOULDERS.

WEARING SIZE MEDIUM. 17” ACROSS SHOULDERS, 57” LENGTH, 30” SLEEVE LENGTH, 18” PIT TO PIT. 

DESCRIPTION:

THIS REVERSIBLE ORGANIC TRENCH COAT WAS WORN BY MAYS IN THE SUN PICNIC VIDEO PRESENTATION. UTILIZING CYANOTYPE PRINTING PROCESSES, THE GARMENT WAS PRINTED THROUGH WEAR USING THE SUN. THIS GARMENT HAS IMPRINTED FERNS THAT WERE PLACED ON THE JACKET SHOWN IN THE VIDEO PRESENTATION. THIS PRINTING METHOD IS A PERFORMATIVE ACT WHICH UTILIZES THE MODEL AS THEY WEAR THE GARMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN PAINTED WITH PHOTOSENSITIVE EMULSION CREATING FROZEN MOMENTS IN TIME. THE PRINT IS CONTINGENT UPON HOW THE GARMENT IS WORN AND WHICH AREAS OF THE GARMENT ARE EXPOSED TO THE SUN. THE STACKING AND CREASES TRANSFORMS THE GARMENT INTO A SCULPTURE CREATED BY THE HUMAN FORM WITH TIME. 

THIS TRENCH COAT HAS AN ELONGATED SLIM FIT, RAW EDGES AND EXTENDED LENGTH RAW SLEEVES. THIS PIECE IS DESIGNED TO BE COMPLETELY REVERSIBLE. THE TRENCH COAT SLEEVES ARE MANUFACTURED LONGER IN LENGTH AND CAN BE CUT TO THE DESIRED LENGTH THAT BEST FITS THE WEARER. 

THIS PIECE FEATURES 8 HIDDEN GILL POCKETS AND SINGLE PIECE RAGLAN SHOULDERS. THE GARMENT IS COMPLETED WITH ORGANIC CURVED SEAMS THROUGHOUT AND IS PATTERNED ON A MODEL IN THE ROUND.  THE TRENCH COAT IS HEAVY IN WEIGHT AS IT IS MEANT TO COMFORT AND GROUND THE WEARER AND PROTECT AGAINST COLDER CLIMATES WEIGHING AROUND 7 POUNDS. THIS TRENCH COAT IS DESIGNED TO BE WORN 2 DIFFERENT WAYS. 

SUSTAINABILITY: THE MATERIAL USED FOR THIS TRENCH COAT IS MADE FROM TWO LAYERS OF UNDYED UNBLEACHED EUROPEAN LINEN. 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. 17” ACROSS SHOULDERS, 57” LENGTH, 30” SLEEVE LENGTH, 18” PIT TO PIT. 

COMPOSITION:

TRENCH COAT MATERIAL: 100% UNDYED UNBLEACHED EUROPEAN LINEN

INTERLINING:    100% UNDYED UNBLEACHED COTTON

MANUFACTURING: HAVING COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS IS VERY IMPORTANT, WHICH IS WHY THIS ORGANIC TRENCH COAT STARTS WITH UNDYED FABRIC. THIS JACKET 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 BY THE DESIGNER AND EXPOSED ON THE MODELS.

PRINT PROCESS: HAND PAINTED WITH A FERRIC AMMONIUM CITRATE/ POTASSIUM FERRICYANIDE SOLUTION COMMONLY KNOWN AS CYANOTYPE. THIS SOLUTION CHANGES COLORS WHEN EXPOSED TO THE SUN FROM A YELLOW COLOR TO A GREYISH BLUE. ONCE THE PRINT IS PROCESSED USING WATER THE UNDEREXPOSED AREAS ARE WASHED OUT LEAVING THE FABRIC WHITE.

WASHING: HAND WASH WITH JACQUARD SOLARFAST WASH

DRYING: HANG/ AIR DRY

THIS TRENCH IS MEANT TO BE WORN OVER TIME.  MAKE SURE TO DOCUMENT THE WEARING PROCESS AND SHARE WITH FRIENDS. OVER TIME, THIS TRENCH WILL HAVE BEAUTIFUL AGE MARKINGS THAT WILL BE COMPLETELY UNIQUE TO YOU, THE WEARER.