RICK OWENS FW22 STROBE RUNWAY GIRDERED BOMBER CROPPED IN BLACK PIRARUCU
THIS GIRDERED BOMBER CROPPED IS WAIST LENGTH WITH LONG SLEEVES. IT HAS A CENTRE FRONT ZIPPER WITH TOP SNAP DETAIL AND RIBBED NECK AND CUFFS. IT FEATURES GIRDERED SHOULDERS AND YOKE, WHICH FINISH IN POUCH POCKETS ABOVE THE OUTER ELBOW. IT HAS A PADDED BODY WITH HORIZONTAL STITCHING LINES AND INTERNAL POCKETS.
THIS GENUINE PIRARUCU FISHSKIN HAS A LARGE IRREGULAR SCALE TEXTURE AND 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: BLACK
* MATERIAL: 100% LEATHER OF PIRARUCU FISH
* KNIT RIB COLLAR + WRIST BAND + BOTTOM 100% NEW WOOL
* INSIDE PLACKET 100% CALF LEATHER BODY LINING 53% VISCOSE + 47% CUPRO
* SLEEVES LINING 100% CUPRO
* POCKETS LINING 100% COTTON
* EXTERNAL PADDING 90% GO
* MODEL IS WEARING SIZE 48
* MODEL IS 189CM TALL.
