Good Reads Short Sleeved Shirt
The plot twist your closet’s been waiting for! Crafted from four prints: Palindrome, Octopi My Heart Readux, and Snailed It, the Good Reads shirt is a beautiful mashup in fabric form.
- Textile design by artist: Shadé Akanbi & Rachel Wood
- 100% cotton kitenge, 100% woven and printed in Kenya
- Color Notes: Green, orange, red, blue, purple
- Machine wash cold with like colors
- Short sleeves with cuff
- Front chest pocket
- Oversized fit; for a more fitted look, take the next size down
- Airy fit, cut to be worn loose and stand away from the body
- Light-weight, non-stretchy fabric
- Jaz is 5'5 and wears a L
- Elizabeth is 5’9” and wears a XS
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Meet our production partner, SOKO Kenya! Based in Kikambala on the Kenyan coast, they are an ethical manufacturer that truly embraces a fair, kind and transparent work culture. In addition to paying above living wages, SOKO provides employees with paid leave and stipends for family emergencies, free pre-primary childcare for all employees with children from ages 2-4, daily mid-morning tea and midday lunch, and clear, outlined processes for job advancement. These values extend to the workspace itself, which is open, airy and bright. It’s truly a privilege to work with the SOKO team, and we invite you to learn more about the stitching process here!
When we say 100% Made in Kenya, we really mean it! Made from cotton grown in western Kenya and designed, printed and stitched outside of Nairobi, it doesn't get more local than this! We’re so proud to be part of an ecosystem supporting and advocating for Kenyan agriculture and manufacturing. Learn more about these fabrics are made here!
The ecosystem for rotary printed fabrics is complex and truly global. While it's rare to see a rotary printed textile produced in a closed-circuit, farm-to-shop supply chain, the fabrics we're producing are verifiably 100% made in Kenya. Not just traceable, but local. Not just identifiable, but ethical and accountable.
Our production impacts hundreds of smallholder farmers and their families each year. It impacts young Kenyan artists whose voices and work may now have a slightly bigger audience (and fan club:) ). It impacts the Kenyan textile manufacturing industry, which for years has been out-competed in the local market by imported fabrics. Finally, it impacts you, because you can know that your dress was made ethically, honestly, and with pride.
- LCLinda C.Verified BuyerReviewingQuince Short Sleeved ShirtI recommend this productSize Purchased MUsual Size MRated 5 out of 5 stars1 week agoFall shirt for layering
My hubby selected Quince for me. I admit that I was not drawn to it immediately. But I love the colors and find it a nice fit for layering this fall. - Quince with Bryn Walker heavy linen pants and basic Costco cotton shirt. (Backdrop: Atlantic Art Glass in Ellsworth, Maine)
- SCSusan C.Verified BuyerReviewingReality Check Short Sleeved ShirtI recommend this productSize Purchased MUsual Size MRated 5 out of 5 stars2 weeks agoReality Check is so strikingly beautiful!
I love this shirt and I am so glad that I purchased this. I am a spirited old lady that loves beautiful fabrics! I have been buying Africa fabrics for years. Thank you, Susan
- TBTanya B.Verified BuyerReviewingTriangulate Short Sleeved ShirtI recommend this productRated 5 out of 5 stars3 weeks agoDistinct pattern
I like the shirts pattern and the colors in it. Wished I orderd the matching culottes, though.
- MMMartha M.Verified BuyerReviewingTip Top Short Sleeved ShirtI recommend this productRated 5 out of 5 stars1 month agoSo soft!
Love this shirt! It is so soft and has excellent drape as well :)
- MMMartha M.Verified BuyerReviewingGood Reads Short Sleeved ShirtI recommend this productHeight 5'7"Size Purchased SUsual Size MRated 5 out of 5 stars1 month agoLove the patchwork!
Love the mixed prints in this patchwork. Love books but want a fab of all the colors in that print, but paired with my favorite colors blue and green on the other side helps :) paleo like the oversized fit.