Proudly made by an Australian family-owned and operated company, this brand has spent more than four decades designing, manufacturing, and importing personalised apparel for men, women, and children. For the past 14 years, they have specialised in creating a unique range of bamboo fibre clothing, supplying quality garments to stores across Australia. Their long-standing commitment to comfort, sustainability, and thoughtful design is reflected in every piece they produce.
GARMENT INFO
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Organically grown wild bamboo
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Loose fit
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Chest pocket
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Bamboo wood-look buttons
COMPOSITION
65% Bamboo Fiber 35% Cotton
Care and Use Instructions: cold machine wash with like colours. Do not bleach, soak or rub
Do not tumble dry. Warm iron, Do not dry clean
WHY BAMBOO?
• Naturally organic — grown without pesticides or fertilizers.
• Luxuriously soft — feels like silky cashmere against the skin.
• Sustainable — one of the fastest-growing plants; regenerates without replanting and yields far more per acre than cotton.
• Eco-friendly — absorbs 35% more carbon dioxide than trees and is fully biodegradable.
• Comfortable & anti-static — sits smoothly on the skin without clinging.
• Highly absorbent — absorbs up to 60% more moisture than cotton.
• Naturally antibacterial — stays fresh and odour-free for longer.
• Breathable — porous fibres allow excellent airflow and comfort.
• Thermo-regulating — warm in cool weather, cool in warm weather.
• Hypoallergenic — gentle and non-irritating, ideal for sensitive skin.
• UV protective — blocks up to 98% of harmful UV rays.
PAINTING STORY
Mina Mina Jukurrpa (Mina mina Dreaming) – Ngalyipi
Artist: Kristy Anne Napanangka brown
This ‘Jukurrpa” (Dreaming) comes from Mina Mina, a very important women’s Dreaming site far to the west of Yuendumu near Lake Mackay and the WA boarder. The ‘kirda’ (owners) of this Dreaming are Napangardi/Napanangka women and Japangardi/Japanangka men; the are is sacred to Napangardi and Napanangka women. There are a number of ‘mulju’ (water soakages) and a ‘maluri’ (clay pan) at Mina Mina.
In the Dreamtime, ancestral women danced at Mina Mina and ‘karlangu’ (digging sticks) rose up out of the ground. The women collected the digging sticks and then travelled on the east, dancing, digging for bush tucker, collecting ‘ngalyipi’ (snake vine [ Tinospora smilacina]), and creating many places as they went. ‘Ngalyipi’ is a rope like creeper that grows up the trunks and limbs of trees, including ‘kurrkara’ (desert oak [Allocasuarina decaisneana])/ It is used as a ceremonial wrap and as a strap to carry ‘parraja’ (coolamons) and ‘ngam’ (water carriers). ‘Ngalyipi’ is also used to tie around the forehead to cure headaches, and to blind cuts.
The women stopped at Karntakurlangu, Janyinki, Parapurnta, Kimayi, and Munyuparntiparnti, sites spanning from the west to the east of Yundumu. When they stopped, the women dug for bush foods like ‘jintiparnts’ (desert truffle [Elderia arenivaga]). The Dreaming track eventually took them far beyond Warlpiri country. The track passed through Coniston in Anmatyerre country to the east, and then went on to Alcoota and Aileron far to the northeast of Yuendumu and eventually on into Queensland.
In Warlpiri paintings, traditional iconography is used to represent the Jukurrpa, sinuous lines are used to represent the ‘ngalyipi’ (snake vine). Concentric circles are often used to represent the ‘jintiparnta’ (desert truffles) that the women have collected, while straight lines can be used to depict the ‘karlangu’ (digging sticks).
