Chapter 1
Tokyo street style meets imperial Asian armor
Chapter 2
Mexican tailoring meets Anglo-Saxon gold
Chapter 3
Los Angeles denim meets ancient Mediterranean and African textiles
Chapter 4
The runway of tomorrow and the ethics of heritage
Ch 2 · Mexican tailoring meets Anglo-Saxon gold
mankai Mexican Tailoring Anglo-Saxon Gold
Thirteen wild beasts, / Woven into gold, / Shining on the street!
mankai The iconic 1,400-year-old Sutton Hoo helmet is re-imagined as a knitted streetwear mask.
Fun Fact
Sutton Hoo garnets: The brilliant red garnets in the Sutton Hoo treasures traveled all the way from India and Sri Lanka to Anglo-Saxon England in the 7th century.
mankai Designers fuse southern Mexican hand-weaving techniques with European medieval chainmail patterns.
Glossary
filigree (noun)
Delicate ornamental work of fine silver, gold, or copper wire formed into intricate tracery. Mexican designers adapted Sutton Hoo's seventh-century gold filigree into streetwear for global music icons.
Delicate ornamental work of fine silver, gold, or copper wire formed into intricate tracery. Mexican designers adapted Sutton Hoo's seventh-century gold filigree into streetwear for global music icons.
Quiz
Which Mexican streetwear brand designed Sutton Hoo-inspired gold buckles worn by Bad Bunny?
BETA
mankai Match Mexican tailoring with historic gold to discover how ancient relics inspire modern streetwear.
mankai Indigenous weavers in Mexico combine Mayan embroidery with medieval Norman chainmail
mankai Guadalajara designers turned the Sutton Hoo helmet faceplate into a knit balaclava.