CAMP COLLAR LS

I feel like in describing this piece, I owe a full transparency explanation.

We are in the south. Sure, not everyone but mostly, we are hunters, fishermen, and outdoorsmen. We wear camo. We spend lots of money on camo pieces, because it serves a purpose. But to be fair, out of default sometimes because it is great at keeping us warm or dry, we wear it in setting that just don't call for it. Seeing it as fashion has always been hard for me.

About 3 years ago we started bringing in true outdoor pieces of camo, then some shorts, then some pants. Finally, we feel like the timing of camo inside LEC as fashion pieces is right.

The last couple of years, the folks at OMTC have been playing with Batik prints. Then they hit us with this one, and immediately I knew that I had to dabble into it. We see it styled as a layer to replace a blazer. It's an intentional wear, a piece that needs to be owned. Don't overthink it, just throw it on as an over piece and keep it effortless.

From the maker: The OMTC handwoven Stout Weave Madras Check Batik is a traditional plain-weave cloth construction in a heavier weight—layered in this version with a Batik print, a resist-dye technique using hand-applied wax blocks to create unique, irregular, organic motifs over a Madras check design.

No 242

OM45860.15