RCI Reserve is an upcycling project by REESE COOPER® designer Reese Cooper. At the Los Angeles studio, materials left over from recent sampling & production (including fabrics, linings, snaps, zippers, ribbing, eyelets, screens, yarn, etc.) are reassembled into new garments as an “ongoing project.” Each finished piece is accompanied by a handwritten label stating the material composition, its original use, its new use, and the completion date. The lookbook for Collection 1 was released in February 2023.
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RCI Reserve is an ongoing project in which we up-cycle everything we’ve been keeping in the office for the past few years into new garments.