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With its stark white hue and quilted, squared pattern, this jacket evokes the haunting memory of padded walls that once enclosed the fragile and the troubled within their sterile, institutional cells. The design serves as a chilling visual and tactile reminder of restraint, isolation, and the paradox of security. The soft, comforting padding, while gentle to the touch, holds an underlying tension—a quiet rebellion against its own confinement. It echoes the stark dichotomy of the asylum, where discomfort and constraint exist side by side, each moment spent between the walls a delicate dance between solace and suffocation. The jacket, like the walls themselves, is both protective and imprisoning, offering warmth while subtly reinforcing the invisible boundaries that shape the human experience.
Adorned with an intricate web of restraining laces and crafted from a deadstock padded cotton chosen for its imperfect beauty, this garment speaks in layers of meaning, each detail carefully chosen to tell a story. The fabric, with all its irregularities, embraces the raw authenticity of its past, while the laces—tight and deliberate—whisper of constraint. The garment itself is designed to be accessed only through a delicate opening at the back, transforming the simple act of dressing into an intimate ritual. To wear it is to surrender to vulnerability, to invite the assistance of another, making the act of getting dressed a shared experience. It is a slow, almost ceremonious process—one that forces connection, intimacy, and a quiet surrender to dependence, where the ordinary task of stepping into your clothes becomes a subtle dance of trust and restraint.
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100% Cotton
Padding: 100% Polyester
Most of the garments are made with original vintage fabrics, accessories and materials that are consciously selected for their ruined aspect. Every defect, mark, cut or stain is placed there on purpose and is part of the design and the aesthetic of the garment.
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-It can be washed (30°)
-Do not bleach
-It can be ironed (low temperature)
-It can be dry cleaned
This garment is completely handmade and hand finished and it’s made with vintage original materials, fabrics and accessories. Please take extra care in the treatment and washing process as it may be more prone to get ruined.
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Neckline circumference: 52cm
Shoulder lenght: 14cm
Shoulder width: 42cm
Armhole circumference: 65cm
Bust circumference: 124cm
Waist circumference: 122cm
Hips circumference: 124cm
Sleeve lenght: 85cm
Arm widest point circumference: 44cm
Total garment lenght: 76cm
Every garment is developed with a particular size for two main reasons:
o an aesthetic and proportional research.
o the piece of fabric chosen for the garment was only big enough to fit that particular size.
Every garment can be adjusted to better fit your measurements and body type. Please check very well the measurements we’ve provided for you and if you feel like any part of the garment may need to be adjusted please let us know and we’ll fix it for you before shipping (paid service: let us know what adjustment you need and we’ll get back to you with a quotation). Once the garment has been adjusted to your specific measurments it can no longer be returned. If anything’s off please let us know and, if possible, we’ll fix it.
Garment Measurements: if this garment doesn’t fit you at all and/or is of a completely different size than yours please feel free to contact us! We’ll be more than happy to make you a tailor made garment with a similar style and your specific measurements for the same price you see on our website.