Balloon Trousers in Lubugo Obutono Cloth

Good Good Good’s Balloon Trousers cut from Lubugo Obutono, a textile of Mekeka Designs – a bespoke design studio based in Uganda and the USA. The hallmark feature of the garment is the strips of bark woven into it, sustainably sourced from the Ficus natalensis tree (known as the Matuba tree in Lugandan) in Uganda’s Bukomansimbi District.

Barkcloth is a renewable material – bark is harvested from trees once a year with no impact on their lifespan, and can be harvested continually for up to 80 years. Once sourced, the bark is naturally dyed through sun-exposure and in clay pits to achieve colours ranging from reds and browns to black. The cloth that surrounds the barkcloth strips is made up of 100% rainfed cotton, predominantly sourced from Western Uganda before being processed and spun in Kampala. Finally, the cloth is handwoven in Kampala on a counter-balance floor loom.

Lubugo Obutono is a profound example of ingenuity in sustainable textile design and making on the African continent.

The Balloon Trouser is Good Good Good’s most popular wide-legged bottoms silhouette, with 4 pleats in the front and two darts in the back, making them flare out from the waist. The hems on the legs of the trousers are pleated, tapering the trousers near the ankle. 

• Two fastening options at the hems
• Two side pockets
• Two back pockets
• Belt loops
• YKK fly-closure
• 100% rainfed cotton with bark strips
• Textile woven in Kampala, Uganda
• Each trouser is handmade in Cape Town, at Good Good Good’s 30-year-old heritage manufacturing facility.
• Dry Clean Only