RAGGEDedge Pack Mule : A limited edition duffle bag handmade in Virginia from water-resistant sailcloth

RAGGEDedge Pack Mule


Founded in 1997 by a group of accomplished sailors with a knack for sewing, RAGGEDedge uses sailcloth, kevlar and carbon fiber to create small batches of bags and wallets in their Virginia-based workshop. With a distinct,…

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Truce Designs: A surfing sailor who sews bags from pre-consumer recycled materials and scraps from Coast Guard uniforms

Truce Designs


Dry suit fabric and sailcloth are among mankind’s sturdiest manufactured materials, designed to hold up under some of the wildest conditions the ocean has to offer. So what happens to all the scraps that don’t end up in a Coast Guard airman’s kit,…

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Studio Visit: Lorraine Kirke of Geminola: The former interior designer dyes and upcycles vintage dresses for her boutique, all from her West Village home

Studio Visit: Lorraine Kirke of Geminola


Throughout the first floor of Lorraine Kirke’s West Village apartment, dresses are squeezed into every imaginable nook and cranny—hung on antique cabinets and the stair railing, filling up multiple rooms—which are complemented by paintings (mostly portraits of women) that fill up nearly any…

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Restructional Clothing by Ninna Berger: This Stockholm-based designer gives new life to failed and discarded attire

Restructional Clothing by Ninna Berger


“Why make user-friendly clothes? Because people don’t know how to look after a garment anymore—how to iron properly or fold pieces—which is why they throw stuff away before they need to,” says designer Ninna Berger, one…

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