Worn 3x. Sold out online. No tags (unlike photo) Short sleeve. Relaxed. Tie up keyhole neckline. Dramatic puff sleeves. Banded cuff. Hand washed and line dried. Note: I use All free and clear with a dash of ZUM detergent. If you don’t like (fabulous) scents, this listing may not be for you. Designed in collaboration with St. Louis-based visual artist Lauren Roche and her partner Curtis Campanelli, the creative duo behind 69tearz, the finished design rings true to Lauren’s visual style and is full of playfulness. Prior to her 69 Tearz project, Roche was predominantly a painter. During the summer of 2021, Roche was feeling frustrated with the lack of progress in her painting and putting pressure on herself to be productive during one of her art residencies. During this time, her boyfriend and creative collaborator, Curtis, convinced her to draw on a pair of feedsack pants he had sewn, and that is how 69 Tearz was born. “69 Tearz started as selling vintage on Etsy. I was spending a lot of time at the bins finding vintage clothing. Sometimes I would find really beautiful old textiles or feedsacks and I begged [Curtis] to make me some simple clothes out of them. Of course, when he finally did, I posted them online and people loved them. So he wanted to keep doing it because it was a skill that he could work on and [that] we could potentially work on together.”