Mudcloth Jersey

From Spring 1988, the Mudcloth Jersey is a take off on the Mudcloth Scarf from Holiday 1986: “In Mali we discovered the African mudcloth called bokolanfini. Indigenous to the Bambara people, it’s the result of a painstaking process supervised entirely by women. Mud paste is aged, then painted on handwoven fabric to outline a design and form it’s background. Then the pattern itself, which often symbolizes well-known historical events or local heroes, in bleached with a mixture of peanuts, caustic soda, and millet bran. Our rendition uses pigment printing to capture the bold and intricate design of mudcloth with a softer finish and more permanent result. The soft, loose-fitting jersey pullover adds exotic elegance to pants or skirts. Authentic folk art for folks like us.”