Quilted garments don’t only protect us metaphorically, though. They’ve been keeping us safe for thousands of years. An ivory carving dating back to the Egyptian First Dynasty in the 35th century BC portrays the Pharaoh rocking something quilted. Much later, European soldiers wore quilted garments under their armor throughout the Crusades to keep warm and add an extra layer of protection.

In modern times, clothes have become more an expression of our personality than a means to survive, but quilting still acts as a meaningful method of storytelling. The layered nature of quilted garments allows for added texture and “pop” in a piece, though the actual stitching technique hasn’t changed much over the centuries. Until now.

The Hundreds pushed the technique’s evolution forward and built the quilt entirely differently, flipping a foundational sewing method into something completely new.

“I’m used to military patterns — lines, diamonds, ovals — but we wanted to play with quilting as art,” Rivera said about the unique chain-link stitch, which isn’t the first time the brand has bucked tradition with quilting. Three years ago, The Hundreds 2021 Winter Collection featured a jacket that found the brand’s Adam Bomb mascot depicted in the stitching.

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