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OLOTU
| Re-inventing African Fashion |
|translation| ‘champion’ // ˈtʃampɪən //
|origin| Ijaw
|definition| a person who has won a series of battles and come out on top, surpassing all rivals.
OLOTU
| Re-inventing African Fashion |
|translation| ‘champion’ // ˈtʃampɪən //
|origin| Ijaw
|definition| a person who has won a series of battles and come out on top, surpassing all rivals.
. NEW ARRIVALS .
. KENTE T-SHIRT .
| Go tribal |
T-shirt with Kente print.
|print| Kente // Nwentom
|translation| ‘basket’ // ‘woven cloth’
|origin| Ghana // Akan lands // Ashanti Kingdom
|about| instantly reocognisable and originally the cloth of Ghanaian kings, a royal and sacred cloth worn only in times of extreme importance. according to legend, the print was inspired by two brothers who went hunting and came across a spider spinning a web.
. HORSES T-SHIRT .
| horse lover |
T-shirt with vintage jumping horses print.
|print| Je cours plus vite que ma rivale
|translation| ‘I run faster than my rival’
|origin| Cote d’Ivoire // Ivory Coast
|about| originally designed to express rivalry between wives because rearing horse look as if it were about to run in a race. Also traditionally worn by Igbo women.
. FAN SWEATSHIRT .
| Nothing says cool like a fan |
Cotton sweatshirt inspired by ankara vintage fan print.
| print | Fan Ventilateur
|translation| ‘electric fan’
|origin| Niger
|about| originally released in 1985 – table fans were traditionally the only way to cool down in the warm African climate – now a modern favourite. Often seen in a variety of traditional Igbo colours.
. KENTE T-SHIRT .
| Go tribal |
T-shirt with Kente print.
|print| Kente // Nwentom
|translation| ‘basket’ // ‘woven cloth’
|origin| Ghana // Akan lands // Ashanti Kingdom
|about| instantly reocognisable and originally the cloth of Ghanaian kings, a royal and sacred cloth worn only in times of extreme importance. according to legend, the print was inspired by two brothers who went hunting and came across a spider spinning a web.
. HORSE T-SHIRT .
| horse lover |
T-shirt with vintage jumping horses print.
|print| Je cours plus vite que ma rivale
|translation| ‘I run faster than my rival’
|origin| Cote d’Ivoire // Ivory Coast
|about| originally designed to express rivalry between wives because rearing horse look as if it were about to run in a race. Also traditionally worn by Igbo women.
. FAN SWEATSHIRT .
| Nothing says cool like a fan |
Cotton sweatshirt inspired by ankara vintage fan print.
| print | Fan Ventilateur
|translation| ‘electric fan’
|origin| Niger
|about| originally released in 1985 – table fans were traditionally the only way to cool down in the warm African climate – now a modern favourite. Often seen in a variety of traditional Igbo colours.
