The Buried Linen Cargo Raw Edge Skirt is a reworked garment created from a 100% linen matching set dating to the 1970s. The original material was carefully disassembled and reconstructed, allowing the natural qualities of the linen—its breathability, texture, and tendency toward graceful wear—to remain visible. Raw edges are intentionally preserved, emphasizing the garment’s material honesty and the marks of its transformation.
The skirt is sewn together using red 100% cotton Mako Egyptian thread, chosen for its strength and subtle contrast against the linen ground. The visible stitching functions both structurally and visually, tracing the hand of the maker while reinforcing the garment’s sense of assembly and repair. Rather than concealing construction, the seams highlight the process of making as an integral part of the final form.
As part of its reworking, the skirt was buried under four feet of soil for two weeks. This burial introduced natural discolorations and tonal shifts across the surface, produced by contact with earth, moisture, and time. These variations are not defects but records—evidence of an environmental intervention that situates the garment between object and artifact, shaped as much by process and duration as by design.
