EXCLUSIVE: With His Label on Hiatus, Kenneth Ize Plots His Next Move

PARIS — Kenneth Ize has put his label on pause as he plots his next move after parting ways with his investor last summer.

The Nigerian designer revealed he was taking a break in a brief Instagram post on July 23, and was a no-show at Paris Fashion Week in the fall.

In his first interview on the subject, Ize told WWD he stopped working with Roberta Annan, the founder and managing partner of the Impact Fund for African Creatives,…