Artisan Jean Jacket

Worn here with our Biasha Palazzo Pant. Exhibited at the BIO27 design biennale. Working with natural indigo dye, I am always reminded of how original denim was created 150 years ago and what it would look like if it were handwoven. This oversized jean jacket is made from heavy cotton fabric hand-woven by a grandmother 40+ years ago.  It was stored in wooden trunks in a village home, waiting to, one day, be transformed into the perfect jacket. It's entirely sewn by hand with heavy embroidered top stitching.The chunky hand-made buttons are made from sliced tree branch wrapped in fabric -- a genius solution the artisans came up with since buttons don't exist in nature. The button-holes are lovingly hand-embroidered like those on Saville Row suits. The fabric selvedge runs down the front button placket, showing you it's the real hand-woven stuff. The unlined interior is just as beautiful for its patient hand-sewn construction. This is natural cotton, undyed and picked straight from the rur