PRL x Naiomi Glasses Wool-Blend Dress

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). Based on an early weaving created by Naiomi, this wool-and-cashmere roll-neck jumper dress has a straight silhouette with slits on the hem and textural seed stitching. It's intarsia-knit with variegated stripes that nod to the mesa landscape, with traditional four-directional crosses. 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.

• straight fit. Designed to hit at the mid-calf.
  
• Size medium has a 116.8 cm body length and a 62.9 cm sleeve length. Body length is taken from the high point of the shoulder. Sleeve length changes 1.3 cm between sizes.
  
• Rib-knit roll neck.
  
• Long sleeves with rib-knit cuffs.
  
• Rib-knit hem with side slits.
  
• 99% wool, 1% cashmere. Hand wash or dry clean. Imported.
  
• Model is 178 cm and wears a size small.
  
• Five per cent of the purchase price from global sales of the first capsule of Polo Ralph Lauren x Naiomi Glasses collection will benefit Change Labs – a Native-led organisation focused on fostering the creation of successful Navajo and Hopi small businesses.