Seed Bomber - Growing Peace

We've made a lot of Seed Bombers. But this one took six years.
We started talking with Maidens about a collaboration jacket maybe six or seven years ago now. They wanted a souvenir jacket. We immediately said yes. And then true to form we took half a decade to actually make it happen. It was originally meant to commemorate one of their anniversaries. It's now arriving just in time for them opening a new store. That's Story mfg timing for you.
The delay wasn't laziness (well not entirely). Souvenir jackets carry a lot of history. They originated in post-war Japan where Japanese artisans made embroidered keepsakes for American troops. There's real lineage there and we wanted to get it right rather than just get it done.
Maidens gave us a laundry list of craft requirements. Honestly a good word for it. And we just said yes to all of it. So here's what's actually in this jacket: it's reversible with a handwoven interior. There's natural dyeing throughout. Appliqué hand-attached. Crochet hand-attached. Hand-knit rib. And the wonky stitching that takes an embarrassing amount of time to make look perfectly wonky. We're never making this again. We do a lot of craft-heavy things but this has everything on it at once.

• Hand knit rib - Naturally hand dyed- Hand crochet appliqué throughout- Handwoven lining- Pockets on the front and sleeves- Two-way zip with custom branded zip pull- 100% organic cotton