☀️ my new casual summer suit, made from 100% pure ramie 😍
Lightweight, breathable, with that beautiful natural texture and drape — perfect for hot days when you want to look polished but feel completely relaxed. Unstructured open-front jacket + matching trousers with a 70’s flare (literally). Handmade from start to finish.
Definitely my new summer uniform.
PS I had never heard this song—loved it when I started making the video. Hated it by the end.
#RamieSuit #CasualSummerSuit #SustainableMenswear #NaturalFibers #SummerMensStyle
Same pattern.
Four completely different fabrics.
Four completely different vibes. 🔥
Fabric choice changes EVERYTHING.
Which one is your favorite? 👇
PS if anyone feels like modelling some clothing, let me know. I felt like a real douche making these clips.
#FabricMatters #SamePatternDifferentFabrics #SewingMagic #HandmadeFashion DIYSewing
See Canadensis at the @dcart.exbt from April 15th to April 17th at 1 PM on the EV Pavilion 5th and 6th floor!
Canadensis (2026) explores the impact of beavers on Canadian ecosystems and cultural iconography over the centuries as the country’s national animal. 🦫🪵
Inspired by the impact of the coureur de bois and mid-century military dam-building projects, Canadensis uses such aesthetics to reinterpret associated narratives of colonialism and foreground collectivity.
This three-piece project comprises a bag emblematic of French-Canadian fur traders; an eco-dye swatchbook to trade knowledge rather than engage in extractive practices; and a military-inspired jacket that subverts the complex environmental impact with symbols of the original dam builder, whose impact co-creates rather than disrupts. By donning the uniforms of the more parasitic of these relationships, we can reimagine new futures in which the imagery is used for good rather than environmental destruction.
Canadensis is a satirical pastiche of colonial aesthetics and ecological resistance, assembling fragments of established extraction-era imagery in a contemporary context. It draws directly on images of surviving artefacts to create a new narrative, one that critically reexamines Canada’s history through design and materiality. The triad exists in a temporal other, operating as both a referential and a speculative piece that requires and rejects historical permanence.
Canadensis is made of cotton and wood, which, without preservation, is designed to be reabsorbed into its environextractivismend of its lifespan. Although its inspiration draws on extractive practices, its ethos is levelled toward less destructive ways of inhabiting the world. If discovered centuries from now, the triad would signify a moment of critical reflection on the history of the extractivism that built this country and how design and materiality can model more sustainable relationships with the environment.
🪡 Project by Matt Mancini (@rawmatterials ), Panos Michalakopoulos (@Panosmic@notdirtynapkins ), Zo Kopyna (studiobonjourhi), Laurel Tillier (@3_leaf_cloverr )
📸 Photography by @studiobonjourhi assist @panosmic
My first post = my best work to date.
100% cotton — outer shell, lining, and flannel insulation — dyed naturally with turmeric (that rich golden yellow) and hibiscus (the surprise pink lining). I quilted it myself, added an oversized collar, and designed the entire pattern from sketch to finished piece.
This is actually a reworking of my final project for a textiles class at Concordia in the fall of 2025. I wasn’t happy with the final product at the time, so I left class that day and spent the entire winter break making this.
It’s been my go-to jacket through a harsh Montreal winter. Deceptively warm, zero synthetics (except the thread), and by far the best thing I’ve ever made.
@studiobonjourhi@panosmic
#HandmadeJacket #SlowFashion #SustainableFashion #NaturalDyes #EthicalFashion
