Notes on Color: Blue
The process behind the color.
"At the studio usually the creative process starts each year at picking materials and colors. For this season, our approach to color came also as part of the process.
Starting in 2025, we’ve been experimenting with organic indigo to dye a variety of natural fibers I had at the studio. Currently Im designing new garments for this years capsule inspired by the beautiful blue hues this precious dye produces.
Blue as a symbol of working hands and everyday life.
Indigo is one of the very few plant-based dyes capable of producing a stable, long-lasting blue. From soft, misty sky tones to deep, inky midnight, indigo has colored textiles for thousands of years. Rather than coming from a single plant, the pigment known as indigo is derived from several species—including Indigofera tinctoria (often called “true indigo”), Isatis tinctoria (European woad), and Persicaria tinctoria, the Japanese variety. Through fermentation and oxidation, their leaves transform a natural precursor compound into the iconic blue pigment, indigotin.
Because indigo has historically dyed everything from agricultural work garments to the denim we still wear today, it has become strongly associated with labor, craft, and the workforce. Many traditional cultures—from French artisans to Japanese makers—developed their own versions of blue work jackets using this dye, making indigo a global symbol of working hands and everyday life.
The indigo plant thrives in tropical climates, which makes it well-suited to Puerto Rico. Here, the botanical and agricultural project Trama Antilla cultivates Persicaria tinctoria, the Japanese indigo plant, in the mountain region known as the Cordillera Central. This is also where my studio is located, creating a direct link between the land, the dye plants, and the work I create.
