The Tamesis
In springtime 2026, Ghanaian owner and imaginative supervisor David Kusi Boye-Doe goes back to the Lagos Style Week timetable for the 2nd time, bringing his fresh take on upcycled streetwear to the Nigerian city. As the stating goes, one guy’s waste is one more guy’s prize, and Boyedoe rapidly went far for himself by transforming fabric waste right into preferable garments. The action made the five-year-old brand name an area in the semifinals of this year’s LVMH Reward.
The collection, called “Heaven Regained,” is comprised totally of upcycled apparel, with a degree of customizing and workmanship that lots of people do not anticipate from used products. “I wish individuals see [these garments] “I ask yourself the amount of days it required to produce,” Boye-Doe stated. “As a developer, that interest delights me.” As a matter of fact, he stated, some items took around 3 months to make, consisting of a vibrant jumble skirt made from tiny items of textile. For Boye-Doe, truth mark of success is the capability to produce something one-of-a-kind in the marketplace while pressing the borders of our cumulative creative imagination, specifically when it involves lasting style.
Boye-Doe sourced a lot of his products from Ghana’s Kantamanto Market, among the biggest used apparel markets in Africa, and intended to produce a collection that “talks to the heart,” including, “The even more the merrier, specifically when it involves upcycling.” Trick shapes consist of a vibrant jumble plant top and matching skirt, and a floor-length jeans raincoat coupled with a two-tone jeans vest and matching mini skirt.
As the title of the collection recommends, it is influenced by John Milton’s epic “Heaven Regained.” By the end of the collection, Boye-Doe appears to have actually provided his very own variation of paradise, a brilliant and bold one.
