Public Transit Slip Skirt

White slip skirt remade with hand-cut “Public Transit” appliqué in death-metal typography.

Category: Remade

File under: #TextIntervention, #StreetLanguage, #DIYGraphics, #EverydayInfrastructure

Description

Lightweight synthetic slip skirt with lace trim, sourced secondhand and altered by hand. The front of the skirt features the words “Public Transit” cut from post-consumer textile scraps and stitched directly to the surface.

Each letter is applied individually using visible contrast thread. Stitching remains uneven and exposed. The appliqué has been treated with citric acid and prolonged sun exposure, producing variation in colour.

The phrase “Public Transit” is taken directly from municipal language used to describe shared transportation systems. It refers to movement that is collective, scheduled, and infrastructural rather than individual or owned. The text is presented without alteration.

Applied to a lightweight slip skirt, the phrase remains literal. It registers everyday movement, proximity to others, and reliance on shared systems rather than private access or exception. The lettering is rendered in a death-metal style typeface commonly associated with underground music ephemera, but the words themselves remain unchanged.

At the back of the skirt, a Chains label is sealed inside a plastic patch cut from a reused T-shirt bag. The plastic shows creases and clouding from prior use.