Reworked Vintage Military Jacket, By Danè Estes
Artist Statement:
The military jacket possesses a pure identity of its own, but had no wear. Each person in combat, be it militant or not, must endure levels of hardship and challenge and that was what was needed here. I reflected on a military jacket handed down to me by my uncle - as a war veteran, his piece had seen the worst and had the visual identification of something that had been washed up on shore from 1000 years ago. My intention with the jacket was to create age and identity through wear, and to bring its aesthetic to a place that felt more at ease, and less preseerved.
Artist Statement:
The military jacket possesses a pure identity of its own, but had no wear. Each person in combat, be it militant or not, must endure levels of hardship and challenge and that was what was needed here. I reflected on a military jacket handed down to me by my uncle - as a war veteran, his piece had seen the worst and had the visual identification of something that had been washed up on shore from 1000 years ago. My intention with the jacket was to create age and identity through wear, and to bring its aesthetic to a place that felt more at ease, and less preseerved.
Artist Statement:
The military jacket possesses a pure identity of its own, but had no wear. Each person in combat, be it militant or not, must endure levels of hardship and challenge and that was what was needed here. I reflected on a military jacket handed down to me by my uncle - as a war veteran, his piece had seen the worst and had the visual identification of something that had been washed up on shore from 1000 years ago. My intention with the jacket was to create age and identity through wear, and to bring its aesthetic to a place that felt more at ease, and less preseerved.
Item Information
The original item was purchased by one of your curators at a local thrift store on 30th street and 3rd ave in New York City.
The artist redesigned this piece by deconstructing the jacket, redesigning the pockets’ placement, and adding distressing by cutting the jacket and running it through the washing machine with rocks.
The original piece was made in America, and the artist reworked it in Los Angelus.
[Please note that this piece was shipped to Los Angelus and back to New York City during the production process]
Size: Small/ Regular
Gender: Unisex
Material: 100% Cotton