“Orange Culture is more than just a brand — it is an emotional string of socially aware stories and expressions cut into clothing; we believe fashion can and should save lives.” Adebayo Oke-Lawal Aside from having Africa’s largest population, as well as the continent’s most thriving financial economy, Nigeria has also become globally acknowledged for…
Imran Moosvi, better known as Imran Potato, is a creative who I can only begin to describe as a Millennial Dapper Dan. However, unlike Dapper Dan, the media in which Imran creates his bootleg creations with/on transcends just clothing. Moosvi gained traction due to his bootleg designs which, like Dapper Dan, borrowed the iconographies of famous designer…
“Cari is my nickname, so the brand is inspired by my younger self and is an ode to my late grandmother – Jean, who started me off on my fashion journey by teaching me how to sew. If I were to sum it up, my brand represents fearless self-expression, love, youthfulness, sexiness and effortless style.” …
Over what is approaching a two-year fight against that relentless virus, the attitude towards all other resulting peripheral battles seems to be that all is fair in love and war. Recent studies, as reported by The University of Denmark, find that on global average, about 3 million masks are thrown away every minute of every…
“….I’m so excited about this show. It’s a celebration of black beauty, talent and culture that we hope will provide food for thought and give models and designers the credit they deserve.” Janice Deul, fashion activist In June of this year, a major exhibition opened at the Centraal Museum in Utrecht, Netherlands — Voices of…
“This is a global business, yet the way we communicate is still very old-fashioned in many ways…We’re in the midst of a technological revolution. We all know it, we talk about it, but we have to live it. The most difficult step is just to go for it” Helmut Lang to WWD, 1998 In a…
Last week, luxury brand Dior collaborated with rapper Travis Scott to create the Dior Men’s Spring/Summer 2022 collection called Cactus Jack Dior. While Scott is seen as an icon in the rap scene, with successful collaborations with giants in other industries such as McDonald’s and Reeses Puffs, this collaboration may fall short. The collection debuted at Paris…
OUR LEGACY is an independent fashion brand based in Stockholm, Sweden founded in 2005 by Jockum Hallin, Cristopher Nying and Richardos Klarén. Known for applying custom developed fabrics on signature shapes, OUR LEGACY has amassed a devoted following over the years establishing the role of a cult brand. The collections include men’s and women’s ready-to-wear…
The COVID-19 pandemic has put forth many challenges to several industries including high fashion. An estimation of 90% of our bodies are covered by clothes and viruses have the tendency to thrive on the surface of fabrics for longer hours increasing the exposure of humans to bacterial infection. To this issue, the fashion industry has…
Whether high fashion or street fashion, the fashion industry exists in a constant state of reflection and projection. Reflecting on pieces and trends of the past – sometimes within the same fashion house – and projecting images of what it looks like to exist in present times onto the runway. Gucci’s 100th celebration just earlier…
When the critically acclaimed FX series ‘Pose’ aired its first season in June 2018, the producers already knew that the show would come to an end after season three. Although it breaks our hearts as an audience to see the stories of our favourite 80’s New York ball culture-centred characters come to an end, they…
Sustainability has become a new focus in the fashion industry. Awareness of the harsh environmental impact fast fashion has, has increased over the course of the past few years. However, sustainability where the fashion industry is concerned may not be what you think it is, or stand for what you think it does. Just like…
