RICK OWENS SS24 LIDO NECK WALLET IN BLACK WAXY PIRARUCU
THIS NECKWALLET IS RECTANGULAR IN SHAPE WITH ONE ROUNDED CORNER AND A ZIPPER CLOSURE. IT HAS A D-RING, AND A DETACHABLE NECK STRAP WITH A SMALL PALLADIUM TONE BRASS HOOK.
THIS GENUINE PIRARUCU FISHSKIN HAS A SOFT, MATTE AND WAXY FINISH. THE PIRARUCU IS ONE OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST FRESHWATER FISH. NATIVE TO THE AMAZON BIOME, IT IS TRADITIONALLY FISHED AS A FOOD SOURCE BY LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND THE SKIN IS WASTED. THE LEGAL CAPTURE OF PIRARUCU IS TODAY RESTRICTED TO SPECIFIC ECOLOGICAL RESERVES AND LIMITED IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THE SPECIES. BY RECYCLING THE GIANT SKINS, INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN BRAZIL ARE ABLE TO RECEIVE A SIGNIFICANT INCOME FROM SOMETHING THAT WAS NORMALLY DISCARDED. TAKING CARE OF THIS BY-PRODUCT ALSO PROVIDES JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE SAME COMMUNITIES AND FINANCES PART OF THE BIODIVERSITY PRESERVATION.
THE SKINS ARE TANNED IN BRAZIL THROUGH A LOW-IMPACT TANNING PROCESS AND FINISHED IN ITALY.
PIRARUCU IS PROTECTED BY CITES.
* COLOR: BLACK
* MATERIAL: 100% LEATHER OF PIRARUCU FISH
* LINING 100% LAMB LEATHER
* WIDTH 11CM / HEIGHT 19CM / STRAP DROP 50CM (INCLUDING CLIP)
