Berlin-based designer Buki Akomolafe’s label features silhouettes inspired by the Senegalese Baye Fall. Backed by deep research and development, her eponymous clothing line beautifully combines sustainable, organic fabrics with African wax prints, set apart by her signature quilting.
Sjaak Hullekes debuted his new label Hul le Kes at Amsterdam Fashion Week. Hul le Kes is entirely made from carefully collected materials and is a strong, striking, and poetic statement in these days of fast fashion and careless consumption.
BEL KAZAN is designed in Los Angeles by Belinda Kazanci, and ethically made in the label’s very own factory in Bali. The signature prints are developed by Belinda with artists around the world and are printed by hand in Bali.
Meet Dennis Bijleveld, aka Ma’MaQueen: a multi-talented multi-disciplinary performance artist in Rotterdam. These days, Dennis/Ma’MaQueen is working both stages and screens.
Marita Setas Ferro brings her passion and expertise in Portuguese crafts & materials to her contemporary sustainable shoe and accessory line: Marita Moreno
Doreen Southwood, a South African artist and fashion designer, opened the Cape Town boutique MeMeMe to showcase South African designers.
Jennifer Brachmann shares the personal journey she’s taken as the designer of BRACHMANN and what goes into creating the Berlin label’s post-classical menswear.