CHANGE YOUR MIND TAXI SHIRT

A UNISEX SHIRT RE-ENGINEERED WITH AN ADAPTED 1960'S COLLAR, CROPPED RAW HEM AND EMBELLISHED WITH TRADITIONAL HAND EMBROIDERY BY THE MILAYA PROJECT. THE CHANGE YOUR MIND SLOGAN IS INSPIRED BY HAND-DRAWN TAXI WINDOW ART IN KAMPALA.

THE BUTTON-DOWN SHIRT IS SLIGHTLY CROPPED TO CREATE A RAW, SIGNATURE BUZIGAHILL HEM. DUE TO THE ARTISANAL NATURE OF THE WORK, NO TWO SHIRTS ARE IDENTICAL. CHANGE YOUR MIND ISN'T LIFTED FROM ANY SINGLE TAXI; IT'S SHAPED BY THAT SAME OPEN-ENDED ATTITUDE. WE LEAVE THE MEANING UP TO YOU.

A MILAYA IS A HAND-EMBROIDERED BEDSHEET THAT SOUTH SUDANESE GIRLS LEARN TO MAKE FROM THEIR MOTHERS AND GRANDMOTHERS. THEY ARE TRADITIONALLY USED AS DOWRIES AND DECOR. IN 2016, WHEN FAMILIES FLED THE WAR IN SOUTH SUDAN FOR UGANDA, THEY CARRIED ONLY WHAT THEY COULD WRAP AND TIE IN THEIR MILAYAS. THE MILAYA PROJECT NOW SUPPORTS SOUTH SUDANESE WOMEN ARTISANS AT BIDI BIDI REFUGEE SETTLEMENT, ELEVEN HOURS FROM OUR KAMPALA STUDIO BY BUS, WHO HAND-EMBROIDER EACH OF THESE SHIRTS.

MADE TO ORDER

THIS PIECE IS MADE TO ORDER AND TYPICALLY TAKES UP TO 6 MONTHS TO PRODUCE AND SHIP. BY CRAFTING EACH PIECE ONLY AFTER PURCHASE. WE APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE.