RICK OWENS SS23 EDFU RUNWAY SL EDFU OUTERSHIRT IN IRIDESCENT PIRARUCU
THIS SL EDFU OUTERSHIRT IS BELOW HIP LENGTH AND SLEEVELESS, WITH A BOXY FIT. IT HAS A CENTRE FRONT OPENING WITH CONCEALED SNAP CLOSURES, AND A STRUCTURED PRIESTS' COLLAR. IT HAS A HEMLINE WITH BEVELED SIDES AND TWO FOG BREAST POCKETS WITH A VERTICAL OPENING WITH CONCEALED SNAPS AND TOPSTITCHING. IT FEATURES THE SIGNATURE LEVEL SHOULDER SEAMS.
IT IS FULLY LINED, WITH TWO INTERNAL ZIPPERED POCKETS
THIS GENUINE PIRARUCU FISHSKIN HAS A MULTI-TONAL IRIDESCENT METALLIC 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: IRIDESCENT
* MATERIAL: 100% LEATHER OF PIRARUCU FISH
* BODY AND POCKET LINING 100% COTTON
* MODEL IS WEARING SIZE 48
* MODEL IS 189 CM TALL
