WOMENSWEAR
RELICS RÆIMAGINED
What happens when an object engineered for extreme function is given an entirely new purpose?
RELICS RÆIMAGINED pushes the RÆMADE philosophy to an extraordinary scale, transforming surplus military Air Brake parachutes - originally designed to rapidly decelerate fighter jets - into dramatic, meticulously crafted womenswear.
At the heart of the collection is the Airbrake Dress.
Each dress is individually made to order through the RÆBURN studio, using an entire original Air Brake parachute as its starting point. What was once engineered to create resistance in the air is transformed through cutting, construction and craft into a sculptural silhouette characterised by movement, lightness and extraordinary proportion.
But the thinking doesn't stop with the dress. RELICS RÆIMAGINED extends into a tightly considered collection of legwear and jersey pieces. Everything is manufactured through the RÆBURN studio, creating a direct relationship between material, design, making and resourcefulness; and allowing as much creative value as possible to be realised from each original parachute.
The made-to-order model is equally fundamental. Pieces are created in response to demand rather than conventional seasonal production, bringing the wearer closer to the material, craft and story behind each garment.
RELICS RÆIMAGINED remains one of the purest expressions of RÆBURN today: start with an extraordinary existing object, respect its original intelligence, and use creativity and craft to unlock an entirely new possibility.
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