Mandarina Duck "Fragile" TEE DeadStock 90S-2000S Archive

Rare archive piece from the singular universe of the Italian brand Mandarina Duck,

This "fragile" t-shirt comes from the late 1990s / early 2000s productions, when the brand explored a conceptual design inspired by travel, transportation and industrial visual codes.

Made in 100% cotton and made in Italy, this model named "Stampata 'T-shirt will do'" is distinguished by its voluntarily gross and graphic aesthetics. The main visual takes up a "fragile - handle with care" shipping label, applied in physical patch and not simply printed, reinforcing the idea of a transit object diverted into mode.

The most striking detail lies in the construction of the patch: it is fixed asymmetrically by a single seam on an angle, leaving the partially free and mobile set on the textile. The visual elements of adhesive present on the patch are actual in their texture and participate in this logistic label illusion directly applied on the garment.

This type of graphic treatment perfectly reflects the DNA of Mandarina Duck, Brand historically linked to the world of travel, technical baggage and functional objects revisited in Lifestyle design.

This piece is proposed in Deadstock (never worn), kept in excellent condition, which is extremely rare for a textile production of this period. It is labeled Size S and presents measures adapted to a vintage section slightly larger than a contemporary s.

Dimensions:

• Shoulders: 40 cm
• Amponiatic armpit: 50 cm

This t-shirt is aimed at both the Y2K archive collectors than in love with Experimental Italian design. It constitutes a strong piece, at the border between clothing and graphic object, representative of the technical and narrative aesthetic of the years 2000.