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02Skin & chemistryAsking

IF_it's dyed, does it kill you?

Colour is desire made visible. We wanted to understand what we invite against the skin when we choose it.

Why we ask

Nothing sells a garment faster than its colour — and nothing is less examined once we own it.

We are curious, not alarmed. There is a long, beautiful history of dye, and a more recent chemistry worth understanding calmly.

What we're looking into

  • 01What separates a plant-based dye from a synthetic one, in plain terms
  • 02What sits on skin all day, and what that contact actually involves
  • 03Where colour goes after the dyehouse — into water, into place
  • 04Whether beauty and comfort can be the same decision

Possible answers

We don't know yet where this lands. That's the point. Some answers stay words; some become objects.

A written study

Colour, skin and chemistry, calmly.

A short film

The dyehouse, watched slowly.

An answer you can own

Perhaps. In time.

Follow this question and be there when the answer takes shape.

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