Wild Animals Rip and Shred Denim to Fabricate Zoo Jeans

Wild Animals Rip and Shred Denim to Fabricate Zoo JeansA japanese fashion label has partnered with the kamine zoo in hitachi city for the creation of a denim collection, whose trendy, ‘worn-out’ style is actually created by the tigers, lions and bears which live at the zoo. workers at the wildlife park wrapped long sheets of denim material around car tires and bundled them in small balls, which they then placed into the habitats where the creatures reside.

biting, tearing and scratching at their new fabric ‘toys’, the fearsome beasts bear their marks on the blue textiles, scarring and shredding them into tattered segments. finally, the ‘zoo jeans’ are sewn together from the semi-eaten pieces, forming a completely singular pair of legwear. the series will be auctioned off as an encouragement of environmental protection of animals, and the revenues will be donated to both the zoo and the world wildlife fund.

Wild Animals Rip and Shred Denim to Fabricate Zoo Jeans
an animal tears at the fabric 
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biting into the tire
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Wild Animals Rip and Shred Denim to Fabricate Zoo Jeans
the animals leave their mark on the denim 
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Wild Animals Rip and Shred Denim to Fabricate Zoo Jeans
the fabric has been gathered into a ball and given to the animals to play with 
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Wild Animals Rip and Shred Denim to Fabricate Zoo Jeans
the results
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