BLIXA UTILITY VEST

RICK OWENS SS26 TEMPLE  HEADON UTILITY VEST IN BLACK SLUB COTTON

THIS BLIXA UTILITY VEST IS KNEE-LENGTH AND SLEEVELESS. IT HAS A V NECK AND FRONT OPENING THAT ZIPS TO THE WAIST, AND SECURES AT THE CHEST, WITH A QUICK RELEASE BUCKLE ON AN ADJUSTABLE WEBBING STRAP. IT HAS TWO FOG UTILITY POCKETS WITH DIAGONAL ZIPPERS ON THE FRONT THIGHS, AND A ZIPPER RUNNING AROUND THE WAIST, ALLOWING THE BOTTOM SECTION TO BE STYLED HANGING, OR COMPLETELY REMOVED, TO CREATE A HIP LENGTH VEST. THIS UPDATED VERSION OF LAST SEASON’S UTILITY VEST HAS ZIP POCKETS AND TWO LARGE METAL ‘O’ RINGS. IT FEATURES A SERIES OF PALS WEBBING RIBBONS AND ON THE LOWER FRONT BODY, WHICH ALLOW ACCESSORIES TO BE CLIPPED ON AND CARRIED SECURELY. ACCESSORIES ARE SOLD SEPARATELY. IN REFERENCE TO THE O-RING BELT WORN BY SID VICIOUS. THE BOTTOM PANELS OF THIS VEST CAN BE REMOVED AND ZIPPED ONTO OTHER PIECES IN THIS COLLECTION.
 
THIS ITEM IS PART OF THE RICK OWENS BONOTTO CAPSULE COLLECTION AND FEATURES A SIGNATURE LABEL ON THE INTERIOR.
   

THIS HEAVYWEIGHT COTTON IS WOVEN WITH SLUB YARNS THAT CREATES AN UNEVEN TEXTURE IN THE WEAVE. THE FABRIC HAS MINIMAL FINISHING IN ORDER TO KEEP THE NATURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COTTON YARN.

THIS FABRIC WAS WOVEN ON A 1950’S VINTAGE SHUTTLE LOOM BY BONOTTO, A 4TH GENERATION TEXTILE MILL FOUNDED IN 1912 SITUATED JUST BELOW THE PREALPS IN VENETO, ITALY.

COLOR: BLACK
MATERIAL:52% POLYESTER + 48% COTTON
KNIT RIB COLLAR, WRIST BAND AND BOTTOM 97% POLYESTER + 3% ELASTANE