It’s the last day of Paris Fashion Week at Shangri-La and Naomi Campbell, stunned in an elegant all-black look featuring an open button down blouse, covered with a blazer with inverted shoulder pads, and well-fitting trousers. Following her is a model styled in a gray deconstructed blazer with cutouts that reveal layers of stacked fabric paired with a matching skirt worn over black flowing pants. The designer behind these reconfigured classic pieces is London-born Torishéju Francesca Dumi.
Naiomi Glasses’ journey to become a globally recognized artist is marked by resilience and creativity. Despite facing bullying as a child due to a cleft palate, she found peace in skateboarding, a passion that later became an integral part of her identity.
Originating from Rock Point, Arizona, Naiomi is a seventh-generation Diné (Navajo) textile artist and an obscurely known skateboarder. Naiomi grew with pride and passion for indigenous American culture, and she dedicated her artistic endeavors to revealing the beauty and richness of her unique heritage. What distinguishes Naomi's style from other textile designers is her vision combines traditional indigenous American weaving with forward-thinking fashion, creating a distinctive style that has captivated audiences since she established her brand in 2015.
Denim jeans with metallic gold stripe letters emblazoned on the back pockets, pan-African flags embroidered onto knitted sweaters, and caps covered with cotton wreaths are a few of the designs you may recognize as being part of “DenimTears,” Tremaine Emory’s self-described African-American sportswear label.
For lovers of African culture, design and art, an event held this past October is one worth looking into. The Joburg Fashion Week was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, and it was the continent’s premier fashion event, which exhibited some of Africa’s finest fashion, beauty, music and more.
When Ryan Lobo and Ramon Martin met at the University of Technology Sydney in Australia back in the 1980s, they created a strong friendship and that friendship led to something special. Fast forward to 2011 and their fashion line, Tome, was born. Prior to Tome, Lobo and Martin worked their way through the fashion industry. After they graduated from college, Martin became a fashion designer and Lobo became a fashion buyer but they managed to maintain their friendship and eventually decided to work together.
