Lagos House Programme is bringing genderless Nigerian style to the environment

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 17:48:37 +0000

Written by Nadia Leigh-Hewitson, CNN

“There are very early examples of gender bending in African lifestyle,” points out the designer behind the gender-fluid Nigerian clothing label Lagos Space Programme. “Queerness isn’t really a western principle.”

From West Africa to Europe and outside of, non-binary style designer Adeju Thompson is showcasing genderless African manner on the environment stage.

Thompson, 30, who uses they/them pronouns, grew up in Lagos and, bar a stint learning fashion layout in the British isles, has lived in Nigeria their whole existence. In 2018, Thompson founded label Lagos Room Programme. “I am constantly collaging diverse suggestions, tying all these matters jointly,” Thompson explained. “To emphasize the queer community and also to make enjoyment of myself and make entertaining of vogue.”

Dolce & Gabbana Is Bringing NFTs To The Traditional Planet Of Couture

Sun, 05 Sep 2021 02:43:12 +0000

Tens of hundreds of intrigued get-togethers have already signed up on the UNXD website to participate in the auction, which will begin on September 9 at 9am CET, and operate for six to 9 days, depending on the piece.

In the last 12 months, NFTs have come to be the “it” merchandise in culture and style. Mike Winkelmann, the digital artist regarded as Beeple, disrupted the art market place in March, when Christie’s bought his exceptional NFT artwork “Everydays: The Initial 5,000 Days” for an astounding $69 million – the third maximum rate compensated at auction for a get the job done by a living artist, after Jeff Koons’s Rabbit, which went for $91.1 million in 2019, and David Hockney’s “Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures),” which sold for $90.3 million, also in 2019. Menon and Dolce & Gabbana feel that Collezione Genesi could be a historic instant in vogue as impressive and disruptive as Beeple’s sale was in the art globe.

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Lagos House Programme is bringing genderless Nigerian style to the environment

Dolce & Gabbana Is Bringing NFTs To The Traditional Planet Of Couture