Longing For Sleep
Borrowing its name from the Estonian title for Chekhov’s novel “Let Me Sleep”, the conceptual collection “Longing for Sleep” is about the haunting wish to sleep during dark wintery times.
Wintervacht
Wintervacht translated means winter fur, or winter coat, a fitting name for a brand that produces outerwear from recycled blankets. The collection of coats and jackets range from simple bomber style, with rib collars and cuffs and a central zipper, to blanket-stitched wrapped styles, and long line shawl collared coats. The simple, clean lines of the designs are set off by the myriad of patterns, prints and colorways the jackets come in, each one different and entirely unique. Subtle plaids, waives and stripes, are augmented with geometrics, wallpaper florals and vivid solid colorations. In addition to blankets and coats the brand also produce headbands and mittens from the blankets.
Always on the look out for high quality materials with unique designs, Wintervacht sort every single blanket by hand. Although currently plentiful, founders Manon and Yoni are aware the supply of vintage blankets is not inexhaustible. Thrift stores in the North of the Netherlands where they grew up, keep an eye out for them, and help collect them. Now in collaboration with a sorting factory, the pair are also researching alternative materials for when the supply does eventually reach an end.
Website: http://wintervacht.nl
Facebook: www.facebook.com/wintervacht