RICK OWENS SS26 TEMPLE BONOTTO CAPSULE BLIXA UTILITY VEST IN BLACK COTTON WHIPCORD

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 ‘COCK’ RINGS
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, SUCH AS THE HEADON SHIRT AND THE CONVERTIBLE FLIGHTSUIT. IT IS FULLY LINED AND HAS INTERNAL ZIPPERED POCKETS.

THIS ITEM IS PART OF THE RICK OWENS BONOTTO CAPSULE COLLECTION AND FEATURES A SIGNATURE LABEL ON THE INTERIOR.

THIS MEDIUMWEIGHT COTTON WHIPCORD HAS A VISIBLE TWILL STRUCTURE AND A DRY HANDFEEL. IT IS MADE USING RAW COTTON YARNS MEANING IRREGULAR SLUBS ARE VISIBLE THROUGHOUT 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: 100% COTTON
MODEL IS 189CM TALL
MODEL WEARS SIZE 46