A sanctioned leave, signed not by institution but by imagination. To be on sabbatical from reality is to loosen the grip of hours, to trade schedules for reveries, to let café tables turn frontier and daydreams stamp the passport. It is not abandonment but reprieve,  a temporary exile in which the ordinary is suspended, the self unburdened.

To carry this phrase is to confirm your leave approved: an interlude of deliberate escape, a brief residence in elsewhere, where absence is not neglect but privilege.

Design & Fit

• Back (up to 40 chars): A cipher at the lower back, archival evidence of you. Initials, motto, code,  preserved in cloth like scripture.

• Printed.

• For the collector who knows that comfort can still be a statement piece.

• Designed in our Atelier Standard Fit. A balanced silhouette for everyday ease and enduring warmth.

Fiber & Fabric

• 50% cotton / 50% polyester heavyweight blend.

•  Substantial yet breathable, now crafted with finer yarns and advanced MVS Air Spinning technology to reduce pilling, improve durability, and create a smoother surface for our archival typography.

Feel & Finish

• Air jet spun yarn delivers a soft, cloud-like hand-feel that resists fuzzing and wear, keeping the garment’s surface as pristine as the day it entered your archive.

Construction

• Double-lined hood with color-matched drawcord for structure and comfort.

• Pouch pocket for warmth, ease, and keeping small essentials close.

• 1x1 rib knit with spandex at cuffs and hem for shape retention that moves with you.

• Double-needle stitching at shoulder, armhole, neck, waistband, and cuffs for a finish built to last as long as the words.

Ethics & Dyeing

• Dyed using OEKO-TEX® certified low-impact dyes . Safe for your skin, gentler on the earth. 

• Proud member of the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol, ensuring ethically grown, sustainably sourced cotton.

Care Instructions (Collector’s Method)

• Machine wash warm, inside out, with like colors.

• Tumble dry low.

• Do not iron. 

• Do not dry clean.

• Store folded in a cool, dry place.  Sunlight fades memory and thread.

Edition Note

• Once inscribed, the piece is irrevocable. The inscription consecrates it,  no longer an edition, but a one-of-one artifact within the Meraki & Hodo archive.