Foday Dumbuya, last year's winner of the Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design, celebrates 10 years of its brand Labrum London.
He summoned London's fashion crowd to the grand halls of Tate Britain for a show that began 40 minutes late, and when it did, a slow, hypnotic soundtrack played on a loop that made everything seem stuck in the blue. time. It didn't help that he was the last one to show up on Saturday night.
This season, she expanded her usual line of thirtysomething looks with an additional 11 new looks, for a total of 45 looks modeled by different ethnicities and body shapes.
“Everything was deliberate and I wanted to make sure it affected everyone,” Dumbuya said backstage, explaining that the collection celebrates migration.
“It's not just Africans who are moving, but Europeans are also moving to the other side of the world,” he added.
Although he presented his signature colorful tailoring on the runway, it was refreshing to see men's caftans in bright bronze or sunset orange prints, as well as traditional hats from the African diaspora reinterpreted by milliner Lucy Barlow.
Dumbuya teased that he will have “interesting things” with Adidas in July, and praised the sportswear brand for its continued support of his work.
To commemorate 10 years of Labrum London, the designer plans an exhibition to showcase the history and evolution of the brand.
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