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Woolen Armor Collar #24 Woolen Armor Collar #24
Woolen Armor Collar #24
$385.00

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A one-of-a-kind wool shearling collar—with beautiful ivory & chocolate spotted wool. Raw silk lining has a slightly abstracted floral pattern achieved from an eco dye of fauna from the Northern California landscape. Contrast grey & white woven seam binding for an extra layer of detail. Oversized hook & eye closure to keep it close to you.

Made of Climate Beneficial™ Wool which increases soil health & sequesters carbon from our atmosphere. Hides are tanned, in Vermont, using an organic process. Sewn by hand in San Francisco using zero-waste lining & binding.

Woolen Armor Collar #22
Woolen Armor Collar #22
$425.00

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A one-of-a-kind wool shearling stole-shaped collar—with beautiful ivory & chocolate spotted wool. Raw silk lining has an abstracted floral pattern achieved from an eco dye of fauna from the Northern California landscape. Contrast grey & white woven seam binding for an extra layer of detail. Oversized hook & eye closure to keep it close to you. Can sit with closure at center front or worn off to the side, however, you like it. A more ample shape than our Wool Collar #24.

Made of Climate Beneficial™ Wool which increases soil health & sequesters carbon from our atmosphere. Hides are tanned, in Vermont, using an organic process. Sewn by hand in San Francisco using zero-waste lining & binding.

Our Woolen Armor Collars, at Fog City Flea Trading Post,

Alby Wool Serape Alby Wool Serape
Alby Wool Serape
$210.00

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Alby Striped Serape.

Surround yourself in the warmth & loving hug of Climate Beneficial Wool. This handwoven serape is rich in texture with plaid/stripes that add color & detail. Tassel finished edge.

Natural grey & ivory colored yarns, undyed and the product of a regenerative ag process which is like a hug to Mother Earth — restoring soil health & sequestering carbon. Handwoven by Robin Lynde of Meridian Jacobs.

Measures 63” long from center back, 16” wide with center back length of 21” (at drop at back) with additional 4” tassel.

Crosshatch Wrap Crosshatch Wrap
Crosshatch Wrap
$225.00

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Self-care in a wrap.

Surround yourself in the warmth & loving hug of 100% natural Wool. This handwoven wrap is rich in texture with a dimension-rich pattern. Twisted tassels finish for even more detail.

Natural yarns, undyed & handwoven in Northern Callifornia of Wool raised in the Pacific Northwest.

Super luxurious spec — measures 74” x 24” with additional 4” tassel.

Kit Wool Collar Kit Wool Collar
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Kit Wool Collar
$265.00

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Kit, named for her perfect asymmetry. Askew in all the best ways—reinvent her each time you wear her by how you position her on your shoulders. .

A tiny edge of ivory wool accentuates the ultra soft and beautifully rich chocolate wool. Lined in tissue silk which has been hand dyed with flowers from Northern California. Oversized hook and eye, keeps her close to you.

Made with a Climate Beneficial Wool shearling—materials that improve soil health and are part of a process that sequesters carbon back into our soil. A zero-waste design, sustainable & beautiful for you; healing for Mother Earth.

Shearling, tanned in Vermont, using an organic process.. Hand sewn in San Francisco.

Chocolate Wool Collar Chocolate Wool Collar
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Chocolate Wool Collar
$225.00

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Luxurious & one-of-a-kind chocolate wool shearling collar with cranberry silk taffeta lining. Hook & eye closure to keep it close to you.

Made in San Francisco from Meridian Jacob shearlings. Hides are tanned, in Vermont, using an organic process.. This product is made of Climate Beneficial Wool which increases soil health & sequesters carbon from our atmosphere. Sewn in San Francisco.

Tux Wool Collar Tux Wool Collar
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Tux Wool Collar
$370.00

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Luxurious & one-of-a-kind wool shearling collar—spotted collar, or chocolate chip as we affectionately call her, is backed in a beautiful basketweave ivory fabric & oversized hook & eye closure to keep it close to you. The shape is reminiscent of a tuxedo bib collar, hence her name.

Featured in our “Collars & the Women Who Wear Them” on artist Paula Valenzuela.

When worn, collar is about 13” from shoulder to center front. Hook & eye closures fasten at this point. Made of Climate Beneficial™ Wool which increases soil health & sequesters carbon from our atmosphere. Hides are tanned, in Vermont, using an organic process.. Sewn in San Francisco.

Shawl Wool Collar Shawl Wool Collar
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Shawl Wool Collar
$265.00

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Luxurious & one-of-a-kind wool shearling collar with rich lining & oversized hook & eye closure. Made with a Climate Beneficial Wool shearling—materials that improve soil health and are part of a process that sequesters carbon back into our soil. A zero-waste design, sustainable & beautiful for you; healing for Mother Earth.

The Shawl Wool Collar refers to the shape that graces the shoulders and drops to about 9” from shoulder at center front.

Gorgeous longer staple wool, with tiny crimps, backed in a rich deep purple crushed velvet fabric. Oversized hook & eyes keep her fastened & close.

Made in San Francisco from Meridian Jacob shearlings. Hides are tanned, in Vermont, using an organic process.. This product is made of Climate Beneficial Wool which increases soil health & sequesters carbon from our atmosphere. Sewn in San Francisco.

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My ‘Woolen Armor’ collars—surreal in title, but warm & healing in reality.

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“I have always believed that Feminism and personal style were not at odds; rather, the combination sets the stage for greatness. ”
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 Collars & the women who wear them.

My ‘Woolen Armor’ collars—surreal in title, but warm & healing in reality. Made of natural materials; rich in color, with a wildness intent on grounding the wearer in nature even when they might be living within the most urban center.

And, as they are part of a regenerative agricultural process,
they provide healing to Mother Earth.

That, to me, is a true luxury item.

Consider it a uniform piece as they go with everything—an elevated statement that somehow works with denim to evening and everything in between. Like our lives, where we can be anything we choose or go anywhere we like (at least before Covid19), it occurred to me that a good deal of our freedoms and an appreciation of collars, we owe to the Notorious RBG.

With Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, I recognized a clearer connection between my designs & her life’s work.

Clothing, our cultural armor, provides a clue as to how we think, and how we navigate the world.  RBG’s collars did exactly that. Her choice of collar from her own expansive collection that she acquired through her world travels, hinted as to which direction her opinions would go. They also reminded the nation of her historic stature—the second woman ever to be appointed to the Supreme Court.
She chose not to be a woman in a man’s robe.
Instead she boldly brought her femininity to her impressive position.

RBG believed a woman did not have to forgo her feminine qualities to compete in a ‘man’s’ world. Instead, she worked to create one world, where women & men were both contenders.

The 'evening out of rights' for men & women, as RBG so elegantly described her work, made the life I live possible, and on most days, so seamless, that I take the hard fought rights for granted.  That doesn’t mean that I, as a woman, haven’t known obstacles. But I have been able to creatively construct a life that meets my passions.

“We stand on the shoulders of giants, even when said giant is just 5’1.”

And for that, I owe RBG a debt of gratitude.  

Here, I celebrate women, in their collars of my designs—made of Climate Beneficial™ Wool, sustainable and transformative for our world.  Not unlike the women themselves.  These women are friends, colleagues, innovators, and forces of creativity & mastery within their chosen fields.   I look forward to sharing each unique story as to how they live their most authentic life.  

Compliments of the Notorious RBG.

The women who wear our collars.

 
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Paula Valenzuela,
Abstract Artist & Psychotherapist

 

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