Dragons have been viewed through a very different prism in various cultures, with most Eastern cultures viewing them as an auspicious, positive symbol of strength and wisdom whilst conversely being widely perceived in the west as evil, pagan monsters to be feared.

The use of the Dragon is based on the concept that a serpent, the most physically earth bound of creatures with it’s entire body laying on the ground, represents the unenlightened and the Dragon represents man leaving the physical earth, taking flight on a spiritual journey to acquire the pearl of wisdom; engulfed in flames and difficult to grasp.

Maharishi typically give their iconic Dragon a camouflage patterned infill, bringing together two of their core thematic and aesthetic influences of camouflage's artistic roots within nature as the artwork appears on Western military-inspired garments in various forms.

Core silhouettes from Maharishi’s collections such as Original Snopants®, Snoshorts®, Kimonos and Flight Jackets serve as a base for intricate hand-machined embroideries as the Original Dragon celebrates both Subdued Night and Woodland iterations of Maharishi’s house pattern DPM: Bonsai Forest.