{"product_id":"the-drip-the-altamira-excelso-varsity-bomber","title":"THE DRIP: The \"Altamira Excelso\" Varsity Bomber","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe fabric that was forced onto bodies is now a jacket worn by choice. The Altamira is the most radical garment in the collection — and the most beautiful thing it has ever been.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is \u003cb\u003eThe Altamira Excelso Varsity Bomber\u003c\/b\u003e — a fully structured outerwear jacket built entirely by hand in Atlanta from a single Colombian Altamira Excelso coffee export sack. Named for the real farm whose identity is pressed into every inch of this jute body: \u003cb\u003e“Altamira Excelso”\u003c\/b\u003e in bold brown script across the back, flanked by a full-color botanical illustration of the coffee cherry plant — painted onto the original sack in Colombia before these beans ever left the farm. You are not wearing a print. \u003cb\u003eYou are wearing the original.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"MsoNormalTable\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"624\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"624\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The sack was never meant to be a garment of desire. It was assigned to people who were not supposed to want for more. I made it a jacket. That is the whole argument — made wearable.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOctavius Terry  ·  Designer Statement  ·  From the Sack to the Silk™\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCONSTRUCTION · WHAT MAKES THIS JACKET\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"MsoNormalTable\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"624\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"300\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSHELL\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUpcycled Colombian Altamira Excelso coffee export jute sacking — single-origin, full-body coverage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"300\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eZIPPER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJumbo asymmetrical brass-gold zip #14— diagonal from left collarbone to right hem, the jacket’s defining silhouette line\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"300\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLINING\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFull quilted black diamond-pattern lining — structured, warm, and clean against the body\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"300\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eINTERIOR POCKET\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRaw jute welt pocket, hand-finished inside — structural detail visible only to the wearer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"300\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCOLLAR · CUFFS · HEM\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRibbed black knit — varsity silhouette anchor, soft contrast against the raw jute shell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"300\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCLOSURE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJumbo brass asymmetrical zip + white snap closures at hem — intentional asymmetry, not incidental\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"300\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSLEEVES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTeal wave motif from the original sack — each sleeve carries a different section of the farm’s export markings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"300\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLABEL\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOctavius Marsion Atlanta embossed label at inner collar — the only mark added to this sack\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"300\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFINISH\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRaw, intentionally unfinished jute edges at the hem — a design statement, not an oversight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"300\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMADE IN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAtlanta, Georgia — entirely by hand, in-studio, by Octavius Terry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTHE GRAPHIC ORIGIN · WHAT YOU’RE WEARING\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"MsoNormalTable\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"624\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"160\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Altamira Excelso”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"464\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCenter back in large brown script: the farm name and coffee grade of the Colombian beans that originally filled this sack. Altamira is a real farm. Excelso is a real quality classification. This is a garment with provenance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"160\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCoffee cherry botanical\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"464\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe full-color plant graphic across the upper back — pink cherry fruit, green leaves, brown stem — is the original farm branding, printed in Colombia onto the sack before export. It was never touched by Octavius Terry. It arrived exactly this way.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"160\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“EXCELSO · CAFÉ”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"464\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBold brown stencil across the front chest, flanked by hot pink and teal vertical stripe panels running the full length of the jacket. The stripe pattern is original sack construction — woven into the jute at the Colombian source.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"160\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBatch code 30·50·00045\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"464\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStamped across the upper front yoke. This is the specific export batch identifier of the beans this sack carried. Every marking on this jacket traces to a single shipment from a single farm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"160\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRed geometric diamond\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"464\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVisible on the inner facing when the jacket is open: a section of export sack graphic that faces inward, seen only by the wearer. A private piece of the origin story.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"160\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTeal wave sleeves\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"464\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach sleeve carries different sections of the original sack print, meaning the left and right sleeves tell different parts of the same provenance story.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWEARING THE JACKET · WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT JUTE ON SKIN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"MsoNormalTable\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"624\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"624\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTHE ALTAMIRA IS FULLY LINED — BUT HERE IS WHAT JUTE FEELS LIKE IF IT MEETS YOUR SKIN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Altamira features a full quilted black diamond-pattern lining from collar to hem. When worn as designed — over a shirt, layer, or any undergarment — the lining is the only surface that contacts your skin. It is smooth, warm, and completely comfortable against the body.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHowever, if worn directly against bare skin (open at the collar, rolled sleeves, or worn without a shirt), the jute shell will contact your skin. Jute is a natural plant fiber — the same family as linen — and its texture is intentionally coarse and raw. This is not a defect. It is the material. The roughness is the history. The scratching is the point.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor those with sensitive skin, we recommend always wearing The Altamira over a base layer. The jacket was designed to be worn over clothing — the lining exists to protect you from the shell, and the shell exists to protect the story.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTHE FULL STORY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSomewhere in Colombia, on a farm called Altamira, coffee cherries were harvested, processed, and packed into this jute sack. The sack was branded with the farm’s name, its quality grade, the botanical illustration of the plant that produced it, and the export batch code that would track it through the supply chain. It crossed an ocean. It arrived in the United States, was cut open, emptied, and set aside.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOctavius Terry found it. He saw in it what nobody in the fashion industry had seen: a garment waiting to be built. He cut it, structured it, and built a bomber jacket from it — using the original farm graphics as the print, the original stripe weave as the design detail, and the original raw jute texture as the surface. He added a full quilted lining so it could be worn in the real world. He added a jumbo asymmetrical brass zipper — the defining silhouette choice that turns a commodity sack into a fashion garment. He added nothing else that the sack didn’t already carry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Altamira is the sack as outerwear. It is the argument that the fabric of bondage — the same class of material forced onto Black bodies for generations — can be transformed by Black hands into the most desired thing in the room.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"MsoNormalTable\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"624\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"624\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1 OF 1 — THIS EXACT JACKET WILL NEVER EXIST AGAIN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Altamira is built from a single Colombian Altamira Excelso coffee export sack. When this jacket sells, that sack is gone. The botanical illustration, the batch code placement, the specific section of stripe panel that runs the front zipper line, and the exact fragment of farm branding pressed into each sleeve are unique to this piece. No restock. No second edition. No reproduction. The Altamira is a garment and a primary document simultaneously.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eColombia grew this. Atlanta built it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow it’s yours.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShips from Atlanta within 5–7 business days. As a handmade 1-of-1 garment, all sales are final. For sizing questions, fit consultation, or custom sizing availability, contact @octaviusterry directly before purchase.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"MsoNormalTable\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"624\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"624\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✓  Will not be reproduced\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✓  Handmade in Atlanta, Georgia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✓  From the Sack to the Silk™ Collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✓  Ships in 5–7 business days · All sales final\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Altamira  ·  SKU: OM-JK-ALT-001  ·  Octavius Marsion  ·  Atlanta, Georgia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OCTAVIUS MARSION","offers":[{"title":"S","offer_id":45405387554992,"sku":"SKU: OM-JK-ALT-001","price":995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"M","offer_id":45405387587760,"sku":"SKU: OM-JK-ALT-002","price":995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"L","offer_id":45405387620528,"sku":"SKU: OM-JK-ALT-003","price":995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL","offer_id":45405387653296,"sku":"SKU: OM-JK-ALT-004","price":995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"2XL","offer_id":45405387686064,"sku":"SKU: OM-JK-ALT-005","price":995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/5678\/1488\/files\/THEALTAMIRAFRONTBACK.jpg?v=1782262879","url":"https:\/\/shopoctavius.com\/products\/the-drip-the-altamira-excelso-varsity-bomber","provider":"OCTAVIUS MARSION","version":"1.0","type":"link"}