In spring/summer ‘09, Sadia Rafique and Lot78 launched their first major collaboration, entitled 'Feathers and Roots', consisting of twenty six hand-illustrated vintage biker jackets (referred to as 'The Ed') which were individually customised with either a feather or roots tattoo motif.
Project featured on Mens Reverie and Whitney Port from 'The Hills' wore the jacket for Grazia Magazine.
The jackets were stocked in 35 stores worldwide:
EUROPE:
UK:
HARVEY NICHOLS
LIBRARY
LIBERTY
MATCHES
BROWNS
START
CRUISE
ROULETTE
VAN MILDERT
AUTOGRAPH
BERNARDS
HEARTLESS
DENMARK:
EIKON
GERMANY:
140Z
OFF & CO
STIERBLUT
GREECE:
CAROUZOS
ITALY:
PENELOPE
DE FANO
RUSSIA:
PODIUM
TURKEY:
BEYMEN
USA:
RON HERMAN
FRED SEGAL
ALAN BILZERIAN
ATRIUM
TRAFFIC
THE ARCHIVE
TEMPT BOUTIQUE
MENS
AUGUST
CANADA:
LA MAISON SIMON
JAPAN:
TOKISHIRAZU
UNITED ARROWS
UAE / DUBAI:
HARVEY NICHOLS
BOUTIQUE 1