This patch is the feminist accessory of my 2021, it is featuring the vagina, uterus, cervix, fallopian tubes, ovaries, endometrium and myometrium. After reading the book Period Power by Maisie Hill, I got inspired to advocate for the hidden powers of the female body. The badge is made from denim leftovers I have in my studio and embroidered on a computerised embroidery machine. I start by making a drawing of my design, then I scan this drawing and convert it for the embroidery machine.
We imagine a world that validates and accomodates all genders equally. It all starts with getting to know our own bodies better. How does your utopia look like?
made to measure
We all have completely unique bodies and trying to push them into standardised sizes is simply outrageous. The majority of people have to wear clothes that don't fit them properly and this is one of the reasons clothes get discarded faster than they should.
We'd advise to take your normal size if you are a woman, and if you are a man size one up. Use the size chart below to compare your best fitting jacket when laid flat and buttoned up. In the ordering form you can find two boxes, which you can use to give me extra information about the fit you prefer. For example shorten the sleeve length (standardised unisex size: XS, sleeve length 63cm), or/and widen the body width (body width 78cm.) and so on.
If you have any questions about the made to measure, or need assistance please drop us an email .
standart unisex size chart
Each jacket is made from preloved garments like these denim trousers. The khaki coloured one is made from army jumpsuits.
These jeans would otherwise end up in landfill and pollute our planet even more than they already have. If you have used trousers at home send them to us, we are happy to upcycle them.
The parts that are still of excellent quality are reworked and patch-worked into the pattern pieces that will then make up the jacket. This is a craft we are relearning in this century. Zero waste is our priority and we are reusing every little bit. What we have leftover from the jacket making will turn into cushions.
Launching a product in Covid-19 times isn't an easy one. This is why I am modelling this jacket for you myself. I am wearing a medium, so it is definitely oversized for me, but I think you get how the jacket looks like. Hoping to have a little photoshoot soon though.
xxx Olivia the Founder and Maker.
The label is embroidered. No waste. No over-ordering. With each jacket comes a needle and some thread so you can embroider your name into the jacket. So that everyone knows this jacket belongs to you! And if it is handed down, imagine how cool it be to have everyone's name on there. Wearing the jacket's memories.
