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(SS26) — Essentials 04

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Essentials for the unordinary.

Technical outerwear, heavy knits and raw denim, cut in numbered runs of 300 and repaired for life.

Numbered runsRepaired for lifeMade in PortugalDesigned in Berlin
SS26 Essentials 04Out nowWorldwide shippingFree repairs for life

(01) — Manifesto

Read slowly

We make essentials for people who refuse the ordinary. Fewer pieces, heavier fabrics, longer lives — designed in Berlin, cut in Porto, worn everywhere after dark.

Mara Okonkwo, founder

(03) — SS26 Campaign Archive

12 frames

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A figure walking through a foggy street streaked with city lights
02:10II — Night Shift
A figure in a long coat passing a glowing neon doorway
02:45II — Night Shift
Walkers on a wet pavement seen through rain on glass
03:20II — Night Shift

(04) — Lookbook

Nightshift

Chapter II of the SS26 campaign — shot between 2 and 5 a.m. on the empty streets of Berlin-Mitte.

A woman in a black coat striding past a lit shopfront
03:55II — Night Shift
A figure in a long coat and cap casting a hard shadow
04:30II — Night Shift
A rain-soaked avenue with blurred headlights and walkers
04:50II — Night Shift
A model resting her chin on her hand in a chunky ribbed knit

(04) — Chapter III

SoftArmor

Chapter III — Heavy knits, quiet shapes

(05) — MaterialsSpec sheet, SS26

Built heavier.Worn longer.

We source like engineers and finish like tailors. The numbers below aren’t marketing — they’re the spec sheet we hand to our makers.

A black hooded technical shell beaded with rain, hanging against a sunlit concrete wall

Fig. 04 — 3L shell, taped and sealed

16

oz Japanese selvedge

Unsanforized, unwashed, woven on vintage shuttle looms in Okayama.

03

Layer recycled shell

Bonded, taped and tested through 200 hours of rain simulation.

08

Gauge merino knit

Fully-fashioned knits linked stitch by stitch in Portugal.

300

Pieces per run

Every garment is numbered. When a run sells out, it’s gone.

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(06) — Categories

(07) — Journal

From the journal

(08) — The List

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