The Occasion Issue
Occasion.
Tailoring, drape, and the small details that turn a piece of clothing into something an event is remembered by. Pieces for the weddings, the launches, the long dinners that come with looking like you meant it.
Occasion dressing in the African tradition has never been quiet. It announces itself. It commits.
What is changing in the houses we work with is the balance between announcement and restraint. A bazin riche in a deep, almost black indigo — extraordinarily luxurious to anyone who knows the fabric, easy to miss for those who don't. An agbada cut clean, without the heavy embroidery — the drape doing all the work.
The Edit
Curating now.
The first pieces in this edit land shortly. In the meantime, read the essay.
Featured in this edit
