LOOK! A Butterfly!

Japanese kimonos by Cameroonian designer Serge Mouangue

I have always wanted to create an Asian/African fusion piece or collection or something to that effect. I adore this collection.  I have a secret affinity for Asian culture, especially for that of Japan.  There is such an air of allure and regality in the traditions, in the clothing, in the everyday interactions of the people that strikes me. Everything is done so deliberately and beautifully…それは私を鼓舞.

37thstate:

The name WAfrica is a combination of the word for Japanese spirit, “wa,” and Africa.
“In 2007, I experimented with Japanese kimono by producing them with African fabrics,” says Serge Mouangue. “After showing them to Japanese audiences, many people felt the…

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    true representation...‘fusion.’ Neither culture diluted; only enhanced.

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    Aside from that weird thing they tried to do with the hair, I dig it.

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