Named for the largest shipbreaking yard in Pakistan, Gaddani was styled after the hats and head wraps the shipbreakers wear to protect themselves. As I created the hat, I was grateful to be making it to protect my head from winter chills.

You can read more about shipbreaking in Gaddani here:
http://www.photojournale.com/categories.php?cat_id=239

The work of photographer Gmb Akash was central to this design and to my understanding of hard labor and industry in developing countries:
http://www.gmb-akash.com/