MAAPARAKOBO

 — MAAPARAKOBO Tee

The Icons. The Guardians. The Silent Sophistication.

An ode to the timeless Basotho figure — cloaked, composed, and dignified.

The MAAPARAKOBO Tee reinterprets a classic photograph into a piece of wearable art — where heritage meets high fashion.

Crafted in luxury heavy cotton, intentionally structured with our signature oversized drop-shoulder silhouette, it drapes like a statement piece, not a basic tee. The front carries a monochrome archival portrait — a cinematic moment frozen in culture — contrasted with our bold JOACHIM geometric mask motif delicately overlaying each face. Identity is concealed, but heritage amplified.

An exaggerated metallic safety pin graphic elevates the silhouette — raw, industrial, fashion-forward — pinned across the artwork like a designer tag on a runway garment. It speaks of preservation… and rebellion.

On the back, a burnt-edged parchment floats at center — not as decoration, but as declaration.

A poetic inscription on MAAPARAKOBO: the carriers of wisdom, the uncelebrated custodians of elegance.

Materials & Details:

• Premium structure heavy cotton
• Elevated boxy cut with fashion volume
• High-fidelity archival print
• JOACHIM geometric mask identity overlay
• Oversized metallic safety-pin graphic
• Burnt parchment story print on back
• Available in Deep Black & Mist White
• Hand-finished signature detail

Worn not as merchandise,

but as memory — sculpted into fashion.

🪶 JOACHIM

Timeless Indigenous Flair