Late 80s–early 90s insulated bomber jacket, remade by Chains with hand-written text, stitched patches, and layered graphic interventions drawn from the artist’s personal notes archive.
Category: Remade
File Under: #NotesApp, #DIY
Description
A high-quality late 1980s–early 1990s bomber jacket, fully remade over an extended period of time through repeated, non-linear interventions.
All original branding has been removed, with the exception of a tonal embroidered globe on the left arm beneath the zippered pocket. The embroidery reads “Tibet — Roof of the World,” preserved as a geographic and ideological residue rather than a brand marker.
The exterior surface has been progressively overworked with hand-written notes, painted phrases, drawn symbols, and stitched appliqué. Text appears across panels without hierarchy: political slogans, fragments of theory, trend analysis, reminders, lyrics, lists, and marginalia. These markings originate from the artist’s Notes app, transcribed directly onto the garment over multiple sessions and phases of thought.
Handmade patches — spray-painted, hand-silk-screened, and hand-stitched — are distributed unevenly across the jacket. Their materials, execution, and wear reflect different moments of production rather than a single cohesive run. The result is cumulative rather than composed.
The jacket’s original structure remains intact: heavy insulation, cotton lining with an Aztec motif, reinforced contrast stitching, and substantial metal hardware throughout. Wear is present and visible, consistent with age and use, and integrated into the surface rather than corrected.
This is not a singular gesture but a long-form accumulation — a garment used as a working surface, storage device, and thinking tool.
Late 80s–early 90s insulated bomber jacket, remade by Chains with hand-written text, stitched patches, and layered graphic interventions drawn from the artist’s personal notes archive.
Category: Remade
File Under: #NotesApp, #DIY
Description
A high-quality late 1980s–early 1990s bomber jacket, fully remade over an extended period of time through repeated, non-linear interventions.
All original branding has been removed, with the exception of a tonal embroidered globe on the left arm beneath the zippered pocket. The embroidery reads “Tibet — Roof of the World,” preserved as a geographic and ideological residue rather than a brand marker.
The exterior surface has been progressively overworked with hand-written notes, painted phrases, drawn symbols, and stitched appliqué. Text appears across panels without hierarchy: political slogans, fragments of theory, trend analysis, reminders, lyrics, lists, and marginalia. These markings originate from the artist’s Notes app, transcribed directly onto the garment over multiple sessions and phases of thought.
Handmade patches — spray-painted, hand-silk-screened, and hand-stitched — are distributed unevenly across the jacket. Their materials, execution, and wear reflect different moments of production rather than a single cohesive run. The result is cumulative rather than composed.
The jacket’s original structure remains intact: heavy insulation, cotton lining with an Aztec motif, reinforced contrast stitching, and substantial metal hardware throughout. Wear is present and visible, consistent with age and use, and integrated into the surface rather than corrected.
This is not a singular gesture but a long-form accumulation — a garment used as a working surface, storage device, and thinking tool.
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