FLANDERS FIELDS IZZY

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Textile Origin Story:

Wow, there is a lot to unpack here between the base textile and the garland overlay. This has been a massive undertaking and the components of this design span ALMOST a quarter century! Starting with the Izzy textile - I have written about this one before and it is featured in many ways throughout our textile archives. This was inspired from photos taken in Krakow in 2017. Here it is done in significantly larger scale than I have used it in the past. For the first time I have used it in a deep green gold and it fades to black. The larger scale worked significantly better with the garland. I had this wild thought about the garland. I wanted to see if I would like it if I mixed elements from my drawings with my paintings. I love it. It's unlike any other Defiance textile I have designed. So for the garland, let's go chronologically! The oldest part of the garland are the sunflowers and the Lilies coming from a mural I painted with two other artists in 2002. It was a pair of urns with floral arrangements in a wine cellar for one of my interior design clients. Fast forward ten years to 2012; I was asked to participate in a group show of women artists in LA and opted to do drawings. The graphite elements in the garland come from those two pieces. Here we are now in 2026 - the rest of the elements are from a painting I did this summer. That would include the poppy for which the piece is named. "In Flanders Fields" is a wartime poem from World War I. This is the origin of the poppy as a symbol honoring fallen military. Here, but especially in the UK, small paper poppies are worn to honor the dead. I had it in my head that I wanted to paint the poppy over Memorial Day this year as a meditation and symbol of gratitude. I finished the piece in its entirety in June of this year.  You'll find companion pieces in yoga leggings and traditional leggings. 

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Our Defiance long sleeve shirt is the ideal must have companion piece for the outdoorsy person. Happy customers bike, ski, hike, and surf in these stylishly appointed raglan cut moisture-wicking athletic shirts. With a UPF of 50+ there is no need to fret about being in the sunshine. These are among my favorite pieces to design as it is an excellent canvas for mixing patterns from my bespoke textile collection. A Defiance long sleeve shirt isn't just for sport; use it for fashion as well!

FIT NOTE: This is a true to size fitted garment. If you enjoy a roomier fit order a size larger.

• 75% recycled polyester, 25% elastane for production in the US/Mexico
• 82% polyester, 18% elastane for production in Latvia
• Fabric weight: 6.64 oz./yd.² (225 g/m²) in the US/Mexico
• Fabric weight: 6.78 oz./yd.² (230 g/m²) in Latvia
• Very soft four-way stretch fabric that stretches and recovers on the cross and lengthwise grains
• Fitted design
• Comfortable longer body and sleeves
• Flatseam and coverstitch

This product is made especially for you as soon as you place an order, which is why it takes us a bit longer to deliver it to you. Making products on demand instead of in bulk helps reduce overproduction, so thank you for making thoughtful purchasing decisions!

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