post industrial folk wear  – UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Itineraries of flux and drift are charted in the adaptive use and reuse of materials. Thoughts are scrawled onto jacket panels and pocket linings to be read later.

post industrial folk wear by mau is a collection of contemporary streetwear made out of the ubiquitous modern material tyvek and surplus materials. Wardrobe staples and accessories are simply built. The material is a high performance non woven taken from construction, graphics, and stationary trades and adapted and manipulated here for personal use. Along with excellent performance properties, this material looks deceptively fragile and perishable like paper but is in fact a tough and resistant modern material. Over time the garment becomes like chamois leather. Each garment comes in a little bag and weighs less than half pound.

The work is designed and made by mau in an old textile factory building in the Hudson Valley, New York, USA with occasional help from friends.  The material is made in the USA of 30% recycled material, surplus materials are gathered from local exchanges and trash sites.  Studio scraps are recycled. mau also has a recycling program.

*nomadic * four season adaptable * windproof and water resistant * crush and carry * recycle * featherweight * unique to wear * open to possibilities *

mau.conceptualclothing@gmail.com

other projects and objects:  marianschoettle.com