Wildlife and Terrain Conservation

A model is wearing a twelve-panel notch collar blazer with a faded all over heat transfer jungle beach print, airplane safety information card epaulettes, a three-button front closure, made out of an organic duck cotton, sourced from India, and layered over a waistcoat and a dress shirt. The waistcoat is made from a vintage marine wildlife quilt. It has an adjustable back and a four-button front closure. The multiplaid colored dress shirt was hand weaved and dyed in Cambodia and is 50 percent silk and 50 percent lotus. The bottoms of the look consist of an outer shell short made from seat belt webbing and a printed double-sided bias trim held together with a dense zigzag stitch. Layered under that is a long boxer short made out of burnt-edge stripes held together with a dense zigzag stitch, and a three-button cuff on the outside of the leg. The fabric of this garment is made out of the eucalyptus plant, sourced from India.
Notch collar blazer over a waistcoat and dress shirt, paired with an outer shell short and a boxer.
The model wears a waistcoat made from a vintage marine wildlife quilt. It has an adjustable back and a four-button front closure. The multiplaid colored dress shirt was hand weaved and dyed in Cambodia and is 50 percent silk and 50 percent lotus. The bottoms of the look consist of an outer shell short made from seat belt webbing and a printed double-sided bias trim held together with a dense zigzag stitch. Layered under that is a long boxer short made of burnt-edge stripes held together with a dense zigzag stitch, and a three-button cuff on the outside of the leg. The fabric of this garment is made from the eucalyptus plant, sourced from India.
A marine wildlife waistcoat and dress shirt, paired with an outer shell short and a boxer.
The photo shows a model in a blocked pattern double-faced wool flight jacket, a faux fur collar, separating zipper with a leather snap front closure, rip knit cuffs, and a hand-felted appliqué on the right sleeve. The white cotton blouse has a floral motif that was created by stitching yarn on the face of the fabric. This blouse is a pullover garment with a tie vanishing into a seam under the bust, a snap closure at the neck with a six-inch slit down the chest, a half Windsor knot tie, and a three-pearl button closure at the cuff. The blue cotton cargo pant has a trapunto arabesque motif with a zipper-fly front, six pockets, and an adjustable waistband. The blouse and cargo pant were vintage curtains sourced at an antique mall in North Carolina, and the wool of the jacket was a hand-me-down fabric.
Blocked pattern felted jacket and a vanishing tie blouse, paired with an adjustable-waist cargo pant.
The photo shows a model in a white cotton blouse with a floral motif that was created by stitching yarn on the face of the fabric. This blouse is a pullover garment, with a tie vanishing into a seam under the bust, a snap closure at the neck with a six-inch slit down the chest, a half Windsor knot tie, and a three-pearl button closure at the cuff. The blue cotton cargo pant has a trapunto arabesque motif with a zipper-fly front, six pockets, and an adjustable waistband. The blouse and cargo pant were vintage curtains sourced at an antique mall in North Carolina.
Vanishing tie blouse paired with adjustable-waist cargo pants.
The model wears a button-down dress shirt made from the eucalyptus plant, with one-to-three-inch fruit sticker patches arbitrarily placed on the torso. A faded heat transfer print is shadowing other patches; larger fruit patches are placed at the elbows. A patchwork tie is in a full Windsor knot around the neck. The vest is made out of a vegan leather from the lotus plant, sourced from Cambodia. There are three snaps at center front, and an adjustable sizing tie at the back. The back also has a heat transfer print of fruits. The light-blue striped trousers are made of 95 percent organic cotton and 5 percent lotus. They have a six-button fly, a hammer loop, and four pockets.
Eucalyptus fruit sticker shirt and lotus vegan leather vest, with slim-fit lotus and cotton pant.
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The qualitative research from a wildlife enthusiast, Jenna Caraccilo, influenced this wardrobe. Primary research from the National Parks Service and safaris contributed to silhouette development. Forest and jungle terrains gave a quality of inventiveness for the use of construction, color, and prints. The emphasis of conservation in this collection has provided the support to achieve sustainable practices, repurposing fabrics and using eucalyptus, lotus, and organic cotton.
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Photographer of cover and images 1 and 2: Liv Nester
Models: Alexandra Zuppas, Saadiq McCloud, Kitt Curry
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Photo of Jacob Caraccilo
Jacob Caraccilo
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