Stitched amid conflict, this Palestinian luxury sneaker is now available in the U.S.

If you visit a Palestinian home, you might come across a colorful geometric pattern adorning the throw pillows or tea towels. For 3000 years, women across the South Hebron Hills in the West Bank have learned the art of tatreez, a form of cross-stitch embroidery that is passed down from generation to generation. The motifs, which often feature stars and cypress trees—and the color palette of browns, blues, and reds—are meant to conjure the beauty of the Mediterranean landscape. “We do embroidery on bags, dresses, bedsheets, book covers,” says Kifah Adra, the head of the Women’s Weaving Cooperative in Masafer Yatta, a chain of hamlets in the area. “All of our homes are filled with embroidery.” [Photo: Resolute RGL] The Palestinian people are struggling in the midst of conflict and military occupation, and the most immediate imperative is to protect human lives. But for Adra, and other Palestinians whose communities are facing existential threats, it is also important to save cultural traditions to ensure that their legacy and history are not erased. That’s the philosophy that drives Resolute RGL, a Palestinian fashion house that wants to share tatreez with a global audience. It was …