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Grief sat with Rafian for a time, not as a storm but as a weather that had settled in. He worked nights, he drew during mornings when he could, but the sketches changed: less about one vantage point and more about movement through the city. He documented alleys now, laundromats, subway stairs where late-night conversations clustered like moths. The world, he found, offered edges in many places.

The top is not symmetrical. On the left side, the fabric is denser to protect the heart and subclavian artery (a nod to historical combat smocks). On the right side, the fabric is more pliable, allowing for a full range of motion for a drawing arm or a climbing lead hand. This "handed" construction is expensive, requiring two different cutting dies, but it is the hallmark of the Edge series. rafian on the edge top

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“Most climbers are afraid of falling,” Rafian said in a rare 2022 interview. “I’m afraid of not falling. Because if you never fall, you’ve never been close enough to the edge.” The world, he found, offered edges in many places