[ N'DONSO™ // BIKER SHORTS ]
High-rise biker shorts with the N'Donso™ print filling both legs, a solid waistband, and a pocket at the back for your phone and keys — now in Uhie Red, the print carried in red over a black ground.
N'Donso means my hunter. In the Mande world of Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire, the donso were the hunters' brotherhood. They knew the bush and its medicine, and they walked out first so the people behind them knew the way. The print takes its motifs from that road and from the raffia cloth of the Kuba kingdom: zigzag columns for the path, linked rings for the brotherhood, and nested triangles for the marks a hunter leaves to find his way home.
Pair them with the N'Donso™ Longline Bra and pull the Zip Hoodie over when you're done. Adaeze Pink came first; this is the red road.
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[ ARCHITECTURE ]
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Introducing AsaseFlex™: Asase is Akan (Twi) for earth, after the earth goddess Asase Yaa. Flex is the stretch.
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The Spec: 78% polyester, 22% elastane (US); 84% polyester, 16% elastane (EU). 8.56 oz/yd² (290 g/m²) US; 6.78 oz/yd² (230 g/m²) EU.
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The Pattern: N'Donso™ print across both legs under a solid high-rise waistband.
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The Print: Sublimation-printed, then cut and sewn. The ink is dyed into the fiber rather than sitting on top, so it won't crack or peel.
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The Detail: Double-layered waistband with a back pocket for your phone and keys, lifting cut.
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The Fit: High-waisted, second-skin fit, XS–3XL.
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The Care: Machine wash cold on a delicate cycle, inside out, with like colors. Don't bleach. Drip dry only, since a dryer wears out the stretch. Low iron if you need it. Don't dry clean.
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The Colorway: Uhie Red. Also in Adaeze Pink.
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Walk like you know the road.
