Goldluggerβ’ tote bags are βcut from the very cloth of Walliecampβ, a primed cotton canvas that references the trousers common to miners of the California Gold Rush (Levi Straussβs original riveted trousers were made from white tent canvas.) Each Goldlugger is stenciled with the Goldlugger brand and inscribed with an original phrase that refers to the conflation of happiness, spiritual wellbeing and moneymaking in late capitalist America. Sample phrases include: βCarry the change you want to spend in the worldβ, βNever be a beast of burdenβ, βManifest your destinyβ, βSpeculation rewarded."
The Goldlugger Factory Freelance Work Party was an in-home factory employing 4 freelance workers at a time in the cutting, sewing and stenciling of Goldluggers. Workers were paid $1/hour (well above the global average wage for garment and accessory workers.) Payment was issued in the form of Sacajawea US Dollar coins.
