This is one of those collections where the designer’s intel is extremely illuminating. (Half the time, show notes are really clarifying or educational, and the other half of the time, they’re like, “this is the ESSENCE of AMNESIA” and you’re like….okay.) Per Vogue (and the whole Vogue piece is good; their coverage of the shows in Copenhagen is actually excellent):
This season, IAMISIGO founder Bubu Ogisi was particularly inspired by the ‘lukasa’ memory boards developed by the Luba in the 19th century as carved wood studded with beads and shells, which acted as conceptual maps and historical chronicles. She was likewise interested in the ornate headdresses worn by nsɛneɛfoɔ(royal heralds of Asante in present-day Ghana), crafted from colobus monkey hide and embellished with beaten gold repoussé plaques and silver chains. “The first is an object that holds knowledge. The second is a human who carries it,” she explained.
Copenhagen also has sustainability standards which are always interesting:
The brand started harvesting Ugandan bark cloth last November, experimenting with how long they left it underground to find the perfect shade of clay dye. And the artisans it works with needed time to wrap their heads around working with banana and pineapple fibers.
I don’t think we’re going to see any of this on celebrities — probably? — but as art, it’s really interesting. Take a look.
