RICK OWENS FW22 STROBE NECKWALLET IN PIRARUCU
THIS NECKWALLET IS RECTANGULAR IN SHAPE WITH ONE ROUNDED CORNER AND A ZIPPER CLOSURE. IT HAS A D-RING, A DETACHABLE NECK STRAP WITH A SMALL PALLADIUM TONE BRASS HOOK. IT IS EMBOSSED WITH THE RICK OWENS LOGO.
THIS GENUINE PIRARUCU FISHSKIN HAS A SHINY 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 SKINS 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 PROVIDE JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE SAME COMMUNITIES AND FINANCE PART OF THE BIODIVERSITY PRESERVATION.
* COLOR: ORANGE
* MATERIAL: 100% LEATHER OF PIRARUCU FISH
* LINING 100% LAMB LEATHER
