Arabian Nights Bandana — Art by Dom “Etienne” Orejudos

This limited-run bandana presents a rare interior scene by Dom “Etienne” Orejudos: a richly staged tableau of gathered men in a curtained room, their attention drawn toward a central reclining figure. The composition carries Etienne’s unmistakable visual language — controlled tension, dramatic posture, and the stylized masculinity that defined mid-century underground erotic illustration.

Featuring imagery from the Dom ‘Etienne’ Orejudos Collection, Leather Archives & Museum, Chicago.

Surrounding the scene is an original KB4THD border created exclusively for The Haunted Disco, designed to echo the rhythm and weight of Etienne’s linework while grounding the image in a classic bandana format. The result merges three visual traditions: the museum-archived erotic illustration, the bandana as a historic object of queer signaling and display, and the theatrical interior fantasy that once circulated through leather bars, private collections, and zines.

Individually hand silk-screened in New York City, each piece preserves the sharp contrast and graphic restraint of archival printmaking. Subtle variations in ink and fabric reflect true hand production, while the permanent acrylic ink ensures longevity suitable for wear or display. Whether worn, framed, or collected, the bandana functions as a portable fragment of queer visual history — intimate in subject, formal in execution, and unapologetically rooted in the aesthetics of underground culture.

Details

• Hand silk-screened in NYC
• 100% cotton bandanas
• Permanent black acrylic ink
• Image area: approximately 18" × 18"
• Full bandana size: approximately 22" × 22"
• Medium-weight cotton; fabric softens after first wash
• Minor texture and ink variations are inherent to hand-pulled printing
• Cold hand wash recommended; machine washable