ORIGINALLY CRAFTED FOR BASQUE MOUNTAINEERS IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY, THIS WOOLEN COAT BECAME MORE THAN JUST PROTECTION FROM THE ELEMENTS—IT BECAME A SYMBOL OF PRIDE, ENDURANCE, AND IDENTITY. ADORNED WITH THE SIX COATS OF ARMS OF THE BASQUE PROVINCES, THE JACKET WAS A REMINDER OF UNITY AND STRENGTH, TYING THE WEARERS TO THEIR HOMELAND AND SHARED HISTORY
OUR MODERN INTERPRETATION OF THE MENDIGOIZALE CELEBRATES THESE ROOTS. WE'VE REIMAGINED IT REPLACING THE COATS OF ARMS WITH THE AMULETS OF THE COLLECTION, MERGING PAST AND PRESENT, BUT ALWAYS STAYING TRUE TO ITS HERITAGE.