Polymath 101

end of summer 2014

lookbook

LIVE b o l d LEARNf r e e WEAR color SHOP w i s e

modernvintage

welcome to the infinite universe

of modern, active vintagewear

MOD

Dified for you ... modified for now

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lifestyle

MODified active vintagewear by polymath

Don’t let vintage box you in.

You don’t have to look like a Victorian chap, 50s Pin Up or a Solid Gold dancer.

Polymath is a new hybrid of vintage: updated, upfashioned and modified ... for a retro, but relaxed, style.

Vintage garments and fabrics—including iconic prints, patterns, bold colors and graphics from the 60s, 70s and 80s—are repurposed into one-of-a-kind apparel and accessories.

Edited. Revamped. Revitalized. Right-sized ... for extended play and reimagined style.

Saved from the dustbin.

Altered for modern use.

Recycled. Updated.

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Geneva wanders at the art museum in a polymath MODified vintage 1980s chifffonlike Monet inspired flower print non-stretch poly mini.

because you follow your muse

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Amy explores Europe in a polymath MODified vintage 1970s Baroque inspired stretch poly landscape print mini. Perfect for crossing the Thames on London’s Millennial Bridge or climbing the stairs of Paris’s indominatable Eiffel Tower.

because you read the world

Stretch 1970s vintage polyester. Recycled.

Recyclable. Durable.

Non-perishable. Stands up to actives lives. Takes abuse.

Freedom to move.

Ready when you are.

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Geneva relaxes and reads in a polymath MODified vintage 80s earthy Southwestinspired print stretch poly mini.

because you don’t only read in summer

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Theon bards and bikes in a polymath MODified vintage 1970s decorative, exotic border-print stretch poly infinity scarf made from a garment otherwise doomed to eternal life in Limbo.

because you speak fearlessly

because you care

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Amy tends to the garden wearing a polymath MODified vintage 1970s Monet-inspired flower print stretch poly mini.

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Amy mixes a polymath MODified vintage 1970s decorative, exotic sunflower print stretch poly mini and decorative print neck scarf with current fashion pieces, creating a curated, eclectic (and more sustainable) mashup of iconic, timeless prints and patterns.

because style trumps genre and fashion

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Geneva enjoys the outdoors in a polymath MODified vintage 80s tropical hibiscus flower print stretch poly wrap mini.

because you feed your imagination

because you are art

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Nicolette wears a polymath MODified vintage 1970s iconic graphic flower scarf as head band and neckerchief.

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Amy wears a polymath MODified vintage 1970s nylon print infinity scarf and Gina wears a polymath MODified vintage 1960s iconic Marimeko-like pop flower print infinity scarf.

because we’re all brothers and sisters

because we’re not alone

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Geneva joins bros Dominic and Rafael outdoors in a polymath MODified vintage 1970s stretch poly flower print infinity scarf, and finds time for herself in a polymath MODified vintage 1980s decorative pink-on-pink nonstretch poly mini with lace trim.

because the universe is in us

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Geneva wears a polymath MODified vintage 1980s mauve, purple and green flower print infinity scarf and Amy wears a Polymath MODified vintage 1970s stretch poly Asian-inspired neutral print ballet shrug.

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living breathing vintage fabric

MODified vintagewear

polymath skirts

vintagewear

polymath shrugs,boleros,crops

vintagewear

polymath dresses, tunics, wraps

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polymath head bands

accessories

polymath flowered infinity scarves

accessories

polymath unisex infinity scarves

accessories

polymath unisex neck scarves

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why?

MODified active vintagewear by polymath

For a purpose ...

While the colorful, bold graphics of the 60s, 70s and 80s (especially 70s polyester) are Polymath’s inspiration, its purpose is in its name:

poly (“many”) + math (“learn”) = a person of great or varied learning; a Renaissance Man or Woman

Polymath is a social enterprise deigned to create sustainable fashion; provide local living-wage-equivalent piece work; support a local learning initiative through a percentage of annual sales; and promote polymathism as a tool and catalyst to a 21st century re-enlightenment for a more just and sustainable future.

“Everyone is born

a genius, but the process of living de-geniuses us�

R. Buckminster Fuller

“A human being should be able to ...

change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balanc solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight e

pecialization is for insects.�

ce accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, efficiently, die gallantly. S Robert Heinlein, Time Enough for Love

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@BePolymathic

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