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Salence - a clear sense of well-being in the midst of chaos.
Today at the Chicago Collective show I discovered a brand called Salence which I had never heard of and was pleasantly surprised. Awesome technical fabrics and features like taped seams, waterproof buttons, zippers and snaps, etc. all used to form more refined technical apparel. I personally sized down a size in outerwear to achieve a slimmer fit while the base type layers ran true.
The standout pieces from the FW12 for me were the Gantry (which is the first image) and the Arch, which is a higher quality approach to the Patagonia down sweater layer.
Excited to see where these guys head in the future with the line.
4 comments:
interesting stuff. how is that jacket like the down sweater, though? it is not insulated. it is not lightweight. and it is not made of recycled fabric.
I wasn't talking about the materials, I was talking about the aesthetics of the jacket. -RP
Ahh, okay. I guess the main distinction there is that with Patagonia items like the down sweater, form follows function. I'm pretty sure that with this Salence item, the priorities are reversed.
The Salence design process always puts function first. The fabric on the Arch is quite functional combining the warmth and insulation of a boiled wool with the wind resistance of taffeta. The aesthetic is merely a result of the needle punch technique used to join the two layers. The form here clearly follows function but I can appreciate Reynolds concern since the aesthetic is so striking. The other things to mention; the taffeta fabric between the punches does actually "puff" out slightly, giving the impression of a down filled panel. Ryan was able to see the similarity here in person. The weight of the Arch is a whopping 24 ounces (lightweight) compared to the 11 ounces (ultra lightweight) of the Patagonia down sweater, a defining, incomparable piece of outerwear with some very distinctive qualities.
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