Kenneth Ize to debut at Paris Fashion Week

Nigerian designer Kenneth Ize is about to make his Paris Trend Week debut this season. The 29-year-old designer's collection is dedicated to preserving the heritage and legacy of Nigeria. To do that he attracts on a community of textile artisans across Kwara, Kogi, and Lagos making indigo-resist dyed cotton cloths and prime material.

Ize launched his label in 2013 at Lagos Style Week. He put the gathering on pause for two years so he might attend the University of Vienna, the place he acquired a masters in trend design and studied with Hussein Chalayan.

Ize has had a small collection of successes since then, most notably being shortlisted for the LVMH Prize. His collection has additionally been picked up by Ssense.com, and he's debuted a womenswear line with Naomi Campbell and Liya Kebede at Come up Style Week in Lagos.

Ize took the unconventional route for displaying a set in January 2019 when he held a press preview at his good friend's condominium and posted about it on Instagram. This introduced him to the attention of editors and consumers and acquired him eight stockists.

Although he does his greatest to stick to his Nigerian heritage and manufacturing together with his line, he had to transfer the tailoring manufacturing to Italy as a consequence of Nigeria's lack of infrastructure to supply such garments at scale. He still tries to supply as a lot in Africa as attainable from the weaving to the tie-dye.

Ize's assortment will debut on the opening night time of Paris Style Week, February 24, and shall be impressed by the Catholic providers he attended with his mom as a toddler. He is hoping this present will appeal to potential buyers as he works to broaden his model.

photograph: by way of Kennethize.internet

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