Designed by Lakwena, the Tender Loving Care Bandana brings her signature use of bold color and direct messaging into an everyday object meant to be worn and shared.
Cloth has always been both practical and expressive. It can be tied, folded, carried, and worn in countless ways, moving with the person who uses it. This bandana draws inspiration from the kanga, the brightly patterned fabric traditionally worn by women across East Africa. Kangas often carry printed phrases and are exchanged as gifts, used to communicate encouragement, humor, or care within a community.
The Tender Loving Care Bandana reinterprets that tradition in a smaller, versatile format. Like the kanga, it holds a message intended to travel with you, something that can be worn, carried, or passed along as a simple gesture of affirmation and connection.



