In 2021, Artist John Margaritis has partnered with American apparel brand Dickies in an installation entitled 'SUN DYED IN TEXAS' merging art, fashion, and architecture and marks Dickies 100 year anniversary. The installation was sitting on the MAINTENANT 25-acre's property, and featured a raw framework of a home along with a billboard "Just another day in paradise." The two structures were covered with Dickies signature twill fabric with the intention to see how the fabric would change over time from the high desert weather conditions.

To make the unique, limited-edition apparel collection, the weathered/sun-dyed material was pulled from the installations and upcycled to produce the 'Sun-Dyed in Texas' capsule collection.

The installations awarded THE DESIGN PRIZE 2021 golden madonnina.

Photos by New York Sunshine, Dickies.