Essence USA – August 2019

ITUEN BASI

Pattern play by the

Nigerian designer

LOZA MALÉOMBHO

Artful accents from the

Ivorian creative

DONOVAN DEPASS

The Jamaican designer’s

off-the-shoulder gown

KENNETH IZE

A new take on hand-

woven Nigerian design

MAI ATAFO

The Nigerian tailor’s

reworked denim

NEAHLIS

Pops of color from the

Jamaican talent

NKWO

A sustainable label

made in Nigeria

LANRE DA SILVA AJAYI

Pleats and prints

designed in Nigeria

SELAM FESSAHAYE

The Swedish–Eritrean’s

brocade beauty

DAVID TLALE

A standout number

made in South Africa

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