Femail
Femail
Femail FEMAILED Tunic, Pink Mesh
Price: $494T 3 layers x $50 = $150
Ghost ship fabric (8) x 10%(T) = $120
Childhood Bead (4) x 10%(T) = $60
MS = $180
Sarah tank = $10
Floral applique = $18
Screen print = $30
Floral fabric = $10
Horse button = $5
MH = $71
Camilla = $15
Janelle = $20
L = $35
F +/- (10%x(45)) = $45
NB: Each garment varies, and is one-of-a-kind. Any anomalies should be understood as part of the design, not as errors.
Femail
Femail Merch Tee, Long Sleeve Short Sleeve
Price: $100They call them "Merch Tees," ostensibly because they're made mostly of cottons and are sorta logo'd...but they're just as nuts as everything else they make.
NB: Each garment varies, and is one-of-a-kind. Any anomalies should be understood as part of the design, not as errors.
Femail
Femail Two Sock Dress
Price: $1,010T 4 layers x $50 = $200
Femail sample (8) x 10%(T) = $160
Abby's Sweater (7) x 10%(T) = $140
Mom's Disney Pillow (5) x 10%(T) = $100
Mcleery Curtain (5) x 10%(T) = $100
Socks from neighbor Ann (4) x 10%(T) = $80
MS = $580
Wallpaper skirt = $15
Upholstery fabric = $10
Spray paint = $8
House paint= $8
Pale pink mesh from Megan = $9
Swimsuit from abandoned house = $25
MH = $75
Camilla = $50
Janelle = $30
L = $80
A = 1/4 Life Show, Shine Grow, Movement Magazine = $75
Total = $1010
NB: Each garment varies, and is one-of-a-kind. Any anomalies should be understood as part of the design, not as errors.
Femail
Femail Chop Chop Crop Top, 2 Ways
Price: $312T 2 layers x $55 = $100
Ghost ship memorial (10) x 10%(T) = $100
Zed painted T (5) x 10%(T) = $50
JRAT Bleach test (2) x 10%(T) = $20
MS = $170
Camo hoodie sleeve = $2
Tan tech-t from bins = $2
Athletic mesh = $3
MH = $7
Camilla = $0
Janelle = $10
L = $10
A = $25
T($120)+M(MS($170)+MH($7))+L($0+$10)+A = $312
NB: Each garment varies, and is one-of-a-kind. Any anomalies should be understood as part of the design, not as errors.
Femail
Femail Oakland Paint Zip Up
Price: $491T 3 layers x $50 = $150
MS = $180
Eagle Patch x 10%(T) = $8
Ghost Patch x1 0%(T) = $10
Emily/Nina dress x 10%(T) = 15
Pug Zipper x 10%(T) = $3
Oakland Jersey x 10%(T) = $15
MH = $51
Camilla = $20
Janelle = $15
Midlife Movie, Midlife Performance, 1/4 Life Performance = $75
T($150)+M(MS($180)+MH($51))+L($20+$15) + A($75) = $491
NB: Each garment varies, and is one-of-a-kind. Any anomalies should be understood as part of the design, not as errors.
Femail
Femail "Femailed" Jumpsuit
Price: $305This onesie in the lips pattern has a zip front, front patch pockets, and an attached belt for cinching or to be tied loosely. Further tricked out with layered Femail graphic screenprinting, patches, embroidery and lace detailing. Tied in front results in angled layers, tied in back presents a more streamlined option.
NB: Each garment varies, and is one-of-a-kind. Any anomalies should be understood as part of the design, not as errors.
Camilla Carper and Janelle Abbott were friends first. Now in Seattle and Los Angeles, they document their friendship with FEMAIL, a collaboration through USPS. They mail the garments back and forth, adding and subtracting, arguing and playing, remembering and trying to forget. The results are equal parts aesthetics, construction, and emotion. And the most fascinating (integral) element, is the cost formula, to which the consumer is transparently privy. See for yourself, the true cost of what it takes to produce a garment with four hands.
HERE'S HOW THE FORMULA WORKS
T($50)+M(MS(#X10%(T))+MH)+L(2)+A($25)+/-F(15%)
T (Time spent as represented through 'layers') +$10 each
M (Material Value) = MS (Sentimental) +MH (Historical)
MS (Rate emotional connection 1-10x10% sum of T)
MH (Each item valued at $.50–$5)
*L (Likability—we would keep it but...) + $50
A (As Seen On—value added to work featured in print or show) + $25 per exposure
**F (Frustration level) +/- 15%*
*Individually assessed; sliding scale
**Optional