Desaru Whispers: Flora Fauna & Ghost City Bandana — Emily Yap Design

A Tale of Two Sides

This is not just a piece to wear. It is a living canvas — split into two truths, carried on the body.

From the Desaru Whispers: Flora and Fauna Ghost City collection, this piece was born from a question that kept pulling me back to the canvas: what happens when two worlds collide on a body?

The Right Side — The Ghost City

A real, black-and-white photo montage of the Johor photography building. Chosen deliberately — to ground this piece in history. In the grit. In the shadows and the skeletal beauty of what people call the Ghost City. There is something haunting and honest about that architecture, and I did not want to romanticise it away.

The Left Side — The Hidden Power

My abstract acrylic flora paintings. The motifs you have seen me dabbing with water and paint in my studio. Vibrant, colourful, alive. The energy of what is becoming.

Where the Illustration Lives

The place where both sides of the illustration meet is where the story lives. The silent stone of the city on one side. The wild, untamed growth of the jungle on the other. And where these two illustrations overlap? That is the Solitude of the Jungle — the quiet, inevitable middle ground where nature slowly, beautifully, reclaims the world.

Wear the memory. Carry the growth. Live the in-between.

Product Details

• Fabric (EU): 65% recycled polyester, 35% polyester
• Fabric (US): 100% recycled polyester
• Fabric weight (EU): 2.95 oz./yd.² (100 g/m²) | (US): 3.24 oz./yd.² (110 g/m²)
• Breathable, moisture-wicking, UPF50+ protection
• Lightweight and soft to the touch
• Double-folded edges | Single-sided print | Multifunctional
• OEKO-TEX 100 certified | GRS (Global Recycled Standard) certified
• Blank product components sourced from China/Mexico

Style as: headband · necktie · armband · wrap · pet accessory

Note: Size S is made for small pets and will not fit a grown-up. Please choose M or L for adult wear.

Traceability

• Weaving — Mexico or China
• Dyeing — Mexico or China
• Manufacturing — Mexico or Latvia
• Contains 0% dangerous substances
• This item releases plastic microfibers into the environment during washing

Age restrictions: For adults | EU Warranty: 2 years

Meets flammability, lead, cadmium, Azo dye, formaldehyde, phthalates, BPA, and mercury level requirements.

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