a hood or bonnet woven from large strips of materialportuguese design group aforestdesign has recently released ‘combo’ a collection of garments made from grey, sweatshirt material. the items are twists on regular everyday soft objects such as a hat, bag and arm band. a few of the pieces look like they are actually from sweatshirts, which have arm holes and cuffs as built-in details of the designs.
an arm-hole opening of a sweatshirt allows one to wear the bag on this shoulder
a handbag is sewn in a way that creates multiple smaller pockets which also add to the aesthetic of the piece
an arm band which looks like a decorative sweatshirt sleeve
a hand-held carrier for small items
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