Afro-Taino

Coming December 13: the Afro-Taino Tee. Only 100 made. Pre-order now and yours ships after the drop.

Before Puerto Rico had its name, the island was Borikén, home of the Taíno people. They farmed yuca, carved their sacred zemís, played batey in their plazas, and were led by caciques like Agüeybaná. Their words still live in our mouths every day: hurricane, hammock, canoe, barbecue, tobacco.

When Spain arrived in 1493, the Taíno were enslaved and their numbers devastated, and the history books called them extinct. Then enslaved Africans were brought to the island, and in the mountains, in the families and in the fight, African and Taíno lives came together. That is what Afro-Taíno means: both bloodlines, one people.

They never disappeared. A 2003 University of Puerto Rico DNA study found that 61% of Puerto Ricans carry Indigenous ancestry on their mother's side. We are still here.

This collection honors that history. Every piece is made to be worn as a reminder of who we come from.