Apparel Design Bachelors of Fine Arts Thesis Project
“Nafsi”
A five look collection culturally and historically inspired by textile art & design work of East Africa along with 1960s-80s rock, psychedelia, and soul music from all across the continent.
This is how the soul of the people lives on...
MOOD BOARD
(I do not own the rights to the majority of the photos in the collage pictured above.)Featuring vintage Swahili post cards from Tanzania, kanga/leso, alindi, and garmasees fabrics, kemis dresses, album covers: (Kenya Special, Sweet as Broken Dates, Beja Power!, Ethiopian Grooves), singer Miriam Makeba, family photos, 1953 Akeri Lutheran church by Christopher Nelson, Alphonse Mucha Works, other archival photos mainly of women & girls from Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Oromia, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, etc., machine-knit & dobby loom woven swatches, Nandi warriors & psychedelic artwork.
SKETCHBOOK
Kanga Illustrations & Leso Ladies
LOOKS: Five Meditations
Look 1: Fly Girl From Mombasa
Single Bed Machine-Knit Veil, Halter Top, and Maxi Skirt
Look 2: Disco Jo
Single-Bed Machine-Knit Mini Dress & Matching Leg Warmers
Look 3: Kikoy in June
Floor Loom Hand-Woven Kikoy Fabric Poncho & JENO SS22 Hand-Dyed Maxi Skirt
Look 4: Modest Man
Single-Bed Machine-Knit Caftan Sweater
Look 5: Kaleidoscope
Single-Bed Machine-Knit Maxi Dress
LOOKBOOK
35mm, Polaroid, Instax Wide
