Pendleton Nike Robe (AICF) (Black)

This Blanket is Pendleton's newest partnership with Nike's N7 Fund, a trust whose mission is to bring sports to Native American and Aboriginal communities in the US and Canada.

Innovation meets tradition with this collaboration between Nike N7 and Pendleton Woolen Mills. For inspiration, Nike designer Derek Roberts looked to traditional Indigenous dress and how the patterns work together to create a garment. He started at the bottom of the blanket with a smaller pattern of arrows that repeats and grows in scale toward the centre. The top is a mirror image of the bottom. Putting a unique twist on the traditional Pendleton blanket, he used only black and white instead of the usual multitude of colours. The result is a distinctive, contrast-driven look that subtly blends black and white to create varying grey tones in heather and color-blocked designs. The center of the Pendleton x Nike Robe prominently features the Nike N7 mark–three arrows pointing back to signify past generations, three arrows pointing forward to signify future generations, and arrows in the center to represent the current generation. The arrows, sometimes appearing as triangles or other shapes, convey both movement and balance. The Pendleton x Nike Robe reverses for a positive/negative visual effect with a black base on one side and white on the other, and it includes the iconic blue Pendleton Woolen Mills and black and cream Nike N7 labels. A portion of the proceeds from the Pendleton x Nike Robe sales will go to the American Indian College Fund, a nonprofit organization that helps fund scholarships for Native American students and tribal colleges.

Pendleton x Nike Robe (AICF) - details:

• designed by Diné artist Tracie Jackson
• unnapped; fabric is left uncombed for sharper pattern definition
• Ultrasuede® trim
• measures: approx. 163 x 203 cm
• 82% pure virgin wool, 18% cotton
• fabric woven in Pendleton's American mills
• made in USA