Soft Armour. The silhouette stays composed.

The graphics do not.

The painted shell is the product.

Soft Armour is a men’s and unisex label by Philipp Hölke, Singapore. Surplus cut, graphics on the back and panels, painted by hand and made to be worn out and photographed.

Move across the clothThe house

Frames

Five studies of the emblem and the cloth, rendered in the browser. The campaign photographs follow.

Study of the Three Swords emblem in dark metal, three-quarter view
IThe emblem, cast
Close study of the bloom at the centre of the emblem
IIThe bloom
Close study of a sword hilt on the emblem
IIIThe hilt
Study of olive cloth carrying the quilt pattern, in folds
IVThe quilt, in folds
Study of the emblem seen edge on
VEdge on

The collection

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