PRL x Naiomi Glasses Mesh Polo Shirt

Presenting the Polo Ralph Lauren x Naiomi Glasses collection, the inaugural collaboration of the Ralph Lauren Artist in Residence programme, reflecting our evolved design approach with the artisans and communities that inspire us. The Polo Ralph Lauren x Naiomi Glasses collection honours Navajo heritage and centuries-old weaving traditions. Naiomi Glasses is a seventh-generation Diné (Navajo) textile artist and designer whose work reflects the beauty of her Indigenous culture. Through the first drop in this collection, Naiomi draws inspiration from her family, homelands and community on Dinétah (Navajo Nation). Yarn-dyed for rich, saturated hues, this version of Ralph Lauren's stretch piqué mesh Polo shirt has silver concho buttons on the placket and features an enlarged motif modelled after a Navajo wearing blanket that combines an off-centre Saltillo diamond and a traditional four-directional cross. The four-directional cross and the number four carry great significance in Navajo tradition, as well as in other Native communities. They reference the Earth's four directions and the stars.