APiF: Please introduce your business and your designs. Adebayo Oke-Lawal: My label is called Orange Culture, a unisex label that celebrates people with colorful dispositions. APiF: How does your heritage…
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…these killer heels with an orange strap in the front that I got from Aldo. So now that I am totally into orange, I also had to buy this fringed…
…culture/heritage, that they have been displaced from. In her own words: ‘There is something important about being able to take our icons and visual language and to hold onto them…
…had the opportunity to present their men’s collections: MaXhosa by Laduma (South Africa) Orange Culture (Nigeria) Projecto Mental (Angola) Dent de Man (Ivory Coast) “I believe that Pitti Uomo is…
…of the collection, is reflected in the earthy, brown-orange colors and the tie dye prints.”Terra Firma” aims to combine “elegance and simplicity without compromising on style and glamour”. If you…
Bestow Elan, the label of designer Erzumah Ackerson, takes inspiration from her Ghanaian heritage as well as “classic and vintage influences”. The label’s “Kra Kra Fly Away Print Top” (what…
Another gift inspiration in our APIF Gift Guide comes from the London-based brand Urbanknit. Urbanknit is an independent label creating handmade accessories for those with a taste for something different….
…the route of home furnishings, rather than using Ankara for dressmaking. I think it’s so important to incorporate culture into everyday living, and that’s why I’m so passionate about Bespoke…
…collection because it was an ode to culture. Akwete is an indigenous fabric belonging to the Igbo tribe of Nigeria and that’s my tribe. APiF: What is your professional background?…
The month of May in NYC is quite awesome when you are into everything Africa-inspired like me :-). Movies, art, fashion, performances … you name it! I need another vacation…