Mix Tape
Designed by textile artist Tammi Williams, she told us: "The Mixtape design was for a mini collection I made called 'Analog'. I had seen wax prints featuring original iPods and cell phones. When those designs were released, they were reflecting on technology and the future. I thought it would be fun to go in the other direction and make a collection that reflected retro artifacts from my childhood. I thought about the mix tapes I used to make for myself when I was a moody teenager and added labels to some of the tapes in the design. There's even a pencil in there for when the tape inevitably gets jammed in the cassette player because you played it so much. IYKYK."
- Textile design by artist: Tammi Williams
- 100% cotton kitenge, 100% woven and printed in Kenya
- Color Notes: Black and White
- Button fastening through front
- Functional pockets
- Machine wash cold with like colors
- Fits true to size, take your normal size
- Airy fit, cut to be worn loose and stand away from the body
- Light weight, non-stretchy fabric
- Elizabeth is 5’9” and wears a XS
- Jaz is 5'5 and wears an XL
- Louise is 5'5 and wears a M
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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.
- YYYvonne Y.Verified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars5 days agoMore Than a Feeling- Mix Tape Bring on the Groove 🎶
I guess I'm at that age when the words "mix tape" bring on a flood of smiles and moves my chubby, arthritic, inflamed body suffer from later .... Do my husband & I still have our mix tapes or did we donate them when we moved? We did find some in our old camper van and enjoyed a magical slow dance to Harvest- thankfully the engine still turned on that old beater!! And the van worked, too!! P S Love the fabric- I'd call it substantial gauzy.
- DCDeborah C.Verified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars6 days agoMix tape on replay!
Be ready for the compliments! Mix tape is a conversation starter!
- MGMary G.Verified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars1 week agoNostalgia in a Dress!
As a Gen Xer who made countless mixtapes over decades, and who kept most of them, I happily endorse this dress! Such a fun print, and the fabric is lightweight, perfect for summer. Love that the print was designed by a New York textile artist! While I love the black & white, this dress is perfect to dye, and many fellow Zuristas have done that, in a rainbow of colors. I'm tempted to embroider mixtape titles on my dress to complement the "I Like You," "Breakup," and "Everything is Broken" that are on some of the tapes.
- LKLidya K.Verified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars1 week agoPlay the mix tape!
Love the print of my mix tape dress. I was feeling playful the day I went to our local designers market so Press Play and Mix Tape it was! Oh and looove my patchwork belt too 🥰🥰
- AZAstrid Z.Verified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars1 week agoLove it
The dress is so cool.
The cassettes remind me of my youth. There are so many details that make this dress fun to wear. It's perfect because it can be worn in so many different ways.
I love this dress.