Project RE:LOVE - Swatch Bags
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@Lynne These are awesome, what a great idea! Looking forward to the January drop.
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New! Swatch Bag – Bespoke Lining Option (Your Shirt)
We’re considering offering a bespoke lining option for the Swatch Bag and wanted to gauge interest.
You’d be able to send in your own beloved worn Iron Heart shirt, which I’d use to line the bag (see pics below).
The outer shell would still be made from Relove hemming offcuts, with a choice of indigo, black, or duck depending on availability. Nb: exact fabric composition can’t be specified, but I will liaise with you and send a progress shot so you know what you are getting.
There would be a $50 premium, reflecting the extra communication/s and work involved in adjusting the bag to suit each individual shirt.
Shirt condition:
This isn’t about perfect garments. Worn cuffs and elbows, tired collars, stains, small holes under the arms are all fine. As long as the shirt is freshly laundered and the main body is intact, it can usually work.How it would work:
• Message me with a brief description, of your shirt, pit-to-pit size and photos
• I’ll confirm shirt suitability and what denim/canvas I have, before an order is created and anything needs to be sent
• Any leftover shirt fabric stays with us and feeds back into the wider Relove projectWe will not be offering any other customisations at this stage.
Quick question:
Would you be interested?
1. Definitely – I’ve got a shirt in mind
2. Maybe – would want to discuss first
3. I’d stick with the original Swatch Bag
4. Not for me, but I like the idea1, 2, 3 or 4? Please feel free to comment or get in touch to discuss a specific shirt
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I’m definitely interested, just have to wait for one of my shirts to have a bit more wear.
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Each bag is totally unique with a mix of heavyweight denims for the shell and 14oz for the straps. Linings are from production samples or unsellable shirts such as…
The back was in good condition, so that became the bag lining. And the rest will become coaster backs, hat lining, sweat banding etc
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Gahhh…I had one in my cart and then it said unavailable when I clicked to pay!! Man, that’s frustrating!
@Ross Can you guys just do a waitlist for these? I don’t mind waiting but I’ve been checking the forum for a restock everyday for the past couple months and then to have something like that happen just pisses me off haha. I think a waitlist seems reasonable.
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I love the look of solo bag and it quickly run out of stock. Nevertherless settled with swatch bag as I need to get ready for my Asia trip. Looks doped though all the upcycled ones are.
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@TheDefaultState I'm sorry you've had that experience and I appreciate that's frustrating. These are unique and about as low volume as a product can be, so as unfortunate as it is, some people will miss out. A waitlist may seem like an easy solution - but the reality is that waitlists do get unwieldy to manage fairly and effectively.
But, the good news is that with the advent of the Solo bags, which just use a single pair of jeans and shirt, that if you have one of each that are worn out and you'd be willing to part with then you can get in touch with @Lynne and see what she can do for you..
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@Ross that makes sense…thanks! I wasn’t aware that you had the option of sending in your own used fabrics. I’ll look into that!
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@oblivion.sila thank you!
