Meraki & Hodo
"The Initial" — Archivist's Fleece – Capsule Edition
"The Initial" — Archivist's Fleece – Capsule Edition
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A single letter is never single.
Set on the heart, one character becomes a crest: lover, city, lineage, alter-ego. It is the first stroke of a life, the initial that opens the archive. Not decoration, but designation, the way cartographers marked a coast before the map existed.
This garment is built for inscription as intimacy. The front letter claims the body as a book; the back receives the sentence that only you can finish.
Front: The Letter
An initial, ivy-bold and spare.
It can mean a person or a place, a beginning or a refusal.
It is your heraldry in one glyph.
Back: The Phrase
A line for the witness behind you: a date that altered you, a city that kept your shadow, a vow you have not said aloud.
Enough to be a secret and a sentence.
To collect this piece is to crown a mark and consecrate a memory.
It is not a letter alone, but a vow.
In choosing it, you declare authorship.
In wearing it, you carry literature.
Design & Fit
Back (up to 26 chars): A cipher at the upper back, archival evidence of you. Initials, motto, code, preserved in cloth like scripture.
Printed.
For the collector who knows that warmth can be an art form.
Designed in our Atelier Standard Fit. A refined cut for year-round ease, layering, and enduring comfort.
Fiber & Fabric
50% cotton / 50% polyester heavyweight fleece.
Substantial yet breathable, now woven from finer yarns using advanced MVS Air Spinning technology to resist pilling, enhance durability, and create a smooth canvas for our archival typography.
Feel & Finish
Air jet spun yarn delivers a cloud-soft hand-feel that holds its elegance through wear, keeping the surface as pristine as the day it entered your collection.
Construction
1x1 rib knit with spandex at cuffs and hem for shape retention that moves with you.
Set-in sleeves for a clean drape and enduring structure.
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.
