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Ọ̀sà Overshirt
“lagoon” · Boxy, camp collar
₦148,000
↓ Scroll to dipVat 03 · Ìtọ̀kú, Abeokuta · 27°CPush the cloth
(01) — The cloth
Adire means tied and dyed. For a hundred years the women of Abeokuta have folded, stitched and painted starch onto white cotton, then dipped it in indigo until the cloth remembers every hand that touched it. We cut that cloth into clothes for the city.
(02) — The Dip
Twelve dips.
One cloth.
- 01Tie
Cotton is folded, bound with raffia and stitched shut. Wherever the thread holds, the dye can't reach.
- 02Dip
Into the vat, twelve times over two days. And it comes out of the indigo green.
- 03Breathe
Air does the rest. Hung in the yard, the green turns blue in under a minute.
- 04Unbind
The threads are cut, and the pattern the hands planned finally shows up.
Dip 00 / 12Tie
(03) — Drop 07
Ọ̀sà / the lagoon
Six pieces, cut from forty cloths. When a cloth runs out, so does the piece. Pick a colourway and watch it change.
02 / 0614 left
Èkó Wide Trouser
“Lagos” · High rise, wide leg
₦126,000
03 / 06Only 4 left
Ọba Kaftan
“king” · Floor length, open sleeve
₦214,000
04 / 0621 left
Ìmọ́lẹ̀ Tee
“light” · Heavy cotton, dropped shoulder
₦58,000
05 / 0617 left
Òjò Bucket
“rain” · Lined, stitched brim
₦42,000
06 / 0611 left
Ọjà Tote
“market” · Double handle, canvas lined
₦64,000
(04) — Studio
Dye your own.
Tie it, stitch it, paint it with starch, then send it into the vat. You'll get a cloth no one else has, and the number to prove it.
1 · Resist
2 · Vat
Tap the cloth to tie it
Your cloth will land here as a tee, with its own number. Add a few resists, then dip.
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