2nd sample/final done!

2nd okianos sample/construction final garment, a nice navy polo shirt. the self fabric is some kind of ripstop material (meaning there are extra nylon threads spaced into 1x1 mm grid woven into the fabric) but unlike normal ripstop (eg. backpack material), mine feels very soft to the touch -- almost like a cotton. have to figure out what that is...maybe a carded polyester?

the red striping is a little design feature, and is made up of a red polyester/lycra/cotton wicking fabric (the same fabric as used in my lumberjack long sleeve). the design is from the okianos logo, which is itself a variation on the water i-ching. it seems fitting as this section will be dealing with moisture-related matters.

shiny buttons! *handclap* went with the pearlescents to evoke the abalone and well...pearls the ama divers swam for.



close up of the front of the shirt. the red wicking contrast fits snuggly against my chest (the shirt's about a size too small in the shoulders for me) which would seem to indicate the fabric should be ideally positioned to help discharge sweat and keep the wearer oh so fresh!








inside view of the shirt. you can really see the red masking tape around the collar, and all the red overlock thread around the major seams.















close up of the inside view of the shirt. sammich'ed behind the button facing are the understiched button holes, also in red threading to continue the theme. my two regrets for this garment were not overlocking the contrast section innerlays (where the red and blue meet center chest), and forgetting to insert a branding tag on the lower left of the shirt hem (i made the tag and everything, just forgot about it until after the sides were stitched up). but then again there's something visceral about the raw edges that gives it something i like...