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Raw Hemp Sweatshirt

It goes from plant to sweatshirt in the fewest steps possible.

£475£14270% off

Model is 6ft 4 / 193cm with a 40 inch / 100cm chest, and wears size XL.

  • The sweatshirt is left in its raw, undyed state
  • Built with 55% hemp
  • Hemp combined with organic cotton for softness

Hemp has been banned by governments, had war declared against it, and been accused of bringing down modern society. But the truth is hemp is one of the most extraordinary plants on Earth. With 4x the durability and 8x the tensile strength of cotton, the Egyptians used it to haul rocks around when they were building the pyramids, and Chinese warlords built their armour from it. Christopher Columbus’s voyage to the New World in 1492 was made possible thanks to the strength of his hemp sails.

From an environmental perspective every tonne of hemp produced removes 1.6 tonnes of CO2 from the air. It requires zero pesticides and very little water to cultivate. And it’s so smart scientists now use it to clean up soil, water and air contaminated with radioactive isotopes after nuclear meltdowns.

As for clothing, the plant’s fibres grow to over 4 metres which makes them incredibly soft yet really strong. It’s breathable, water repellent, antibacterial, UV resistant and biodegradable. So we’re now going back to building clothes out of it in its raw and undyed state.

Waterfallproof Pants

Waterproof, windproof and breathable, they can withstand megastorms.

£595£178 70% off

Technical Details

3 layer material made in Switzerland
Material engineered with Schoeller c_change® membrane and nanosphere® technology
Highly waterproof
Fully seam-sealed for waterproofness
Highly windproof
Highly breathable
Two open side pockets
Pocket with watertight zipper inside right side pocket
Two back pockets with water resistant zippers and storm flaps
Fly fastens with water resistant zipper and two metal press studs
5 belt loops
Metal press stud adjusters for tightening cuffs
Pants weigh 450 grams
The fabric is Bluesign approved – a system for environmentally friendly production
Machine wash 40°C
Constructed in Vietnam
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Built with a Swiss supermaterial

The Waterfallproof Pants are designed to combat the megastorms of the future, where crazily intense rainfall becomes the norm. Highly waterproof, windproof and breathable, they’re constructed with an advanced 3 layer Swiss material from Schoeller with an intelligent membrane that opens and closes in the heat, and self-drying nanotechnology that mimics a lotus leaf. Fully seam sealed, we’ve fitted them with a watertight pocket that can withstand high pressure torrents of 100 litres a minute.

The pants come with a watertight pocket that can withstand high pressure torrents of 100 litres a minute.

Water rolls off the outside like a lotus leaf

The outside of the Waterfallproof Pants mimics one of nature’s most brilliant pieces of engineering – the lotus leaf. Over millions of years the lotus leaf has adapted to life constantly surrounded by water. Although the surface of each leaf looks completely flat, it’s covered with a complex landscape of microscopic bumps which helps it stay clean and dry.

Nanotechnology means water can’t stick to the pants

When a water droplet lands on a normal flat surface, it sticks easily and quickly begins to absorb. But when water hits the surface of the lotus leaf, it can only balance on the peaks of the tiny bumps, meaning any movement or a breeze will cause the liquid to simply roll away. The outside layer of the pants replicates the leaf’s microscale bumps using Schoeller’s nanosphere® technology. The bumps are completely imperceptible to the naked eye, but allow the pants to resist water, oil and dirt.

The outside of the Waterfallproof Pants mimic one of nature’s most brilliant pieces of engineering, so water simply rolls off them.

How the membrane works in the cold

This c_change® membrane mimics natural structures like flowers and pinecones, opening and closing in response to changes in temperature, humidity and sweat. It’s designed to keep you at a consistent temperature by combining really high breathability with heat retention. While it can open up like a series of microscopic vents to let heat escape, in the cold it closes itself like a protective barrier to stop heat leaving. So as soon as the temperature drops, or you stop moving, the membrane contracts to insulate you and retain heat close to the body.

Building the material alone requires a total of 28 separate construction processes.

Fitted with a watertight pocket

While every zipper on the Waterfallproof Pants is built to cope with extreme volumes of rain, we’ve fitted the pants with a watertight pocket that will keep anything inside completely dry. Even if you blast the zipper with a high pressure jet, it can withstand up to 100 litres of water a minute. It’s built with an incredibly heavy-duty waterproof zipper that looks a bit like a rubber anchor and is normally only found in scuba diving gear.

Two zipped back pockets with angled storm flaps

The pants are fitted with two back pockets built with water resistant zippers. They come with angled storm flaps that are designed so that any water rolls off them and away from the pockets. The pants also come with two open side pockets for when the weather isn’t trying to kill you.

A weatherproof waistband

The fly fastens with a zipper and two strong metal press studs. The zipper is water resistant and protected by a storm flap, while the second metal stud is concealed behind a layer of fabric to protect it from heavy rain. And there are five 60mm belt loops that are designed to be compatible with almost any belt.

Metal press stud adjusters at the hem

A simple metal press stud system lets you tighten the pants at the hem. It works well if you’re out on a bike, or if you need to create a seal around your boots in wet conditions.

Engineered for movement

The pants will stretch with you whatever you’re doing. But instead of relying on elastane, we use an advanced weaving process which creates mechanical stretch to achieve the same effect. Articulated knees, detailed shaping and a slight taper mean the pants follow the natural shape of your legs.

Size + Fit

The Waterfallproof Pants are designed with a regular fit.

SizeXSSMLXLXXL
Fits waist71 - 7676 - 8181 - 8686 - 9191 - 9696 - 101
Outside leg101102.5104105.5107108.5
SizeXSSMLXLXXL
Fits waist28 - 3030 - 3232 - 3434 - 3636 - 3838 - 40
Outside leg39.740.340.941.542.142.7