Arabian Nights Bandana — Art by Dom “Etienne” Orejudos
The story
A limited-run bandana built around a rare interior scene by Dom "Etienne" Orejudos: gathered men in a curtained room, attention pooled toward a reclining figure at center. Controlled tension. Dramatic posture. The stylized masculinity that made Etienne's mid-century underground work unmistakable.
Featuring imagery from the Dom 'Etienne' Orejudos Collection, Leather Archives & Museum, Chicago.
An original KB4THD border — created exclusively for The Haunted Disco — frames the scene, echoing the rhythm and weight of Etienne's linework while holding everything in the classic bandana format. Three visual traditions in one object: museum-archived erotic illustration, the bandana as a historic instrument of queer signaling, and the theatrical interior fantasy that once moved through leather bars, private collections, and zines.
Hand silk-screened in New York City. Permanent acrylic ink. Subtle variations in each print are the signature of true hand production — sharp contrast, graphic restraint, built to last whether it's worn, framed, or collected.
A portable fragment of queer visual history. Intimate in subject. Formal in execution. Unapologetically underground.
- Hand silk-screened on 100% cotton
- Printed in NYC in small batches
- Black permanent acrylic ink on colored bandanas
- Image area: 17" × 17"
- Full bandana size: approximately 21" × 21"
- Slight variations in ink density and fabric size are inherent to hand printing and indicate authentic, human-pulled production
- Ultralight cotton weave that softens noticeably after the first wash
