Editor
Three years on from his debut showing as a guest on the couture calendar — the first designer from sub-Saharan Africa to do so — Imane Ayissi has established a foothold, and an esthetic, in which he mixes artisanal fabrics from Africa with luxurious textiles like taffeta, bringing them together through couture.
The ease with which he does so was apparent in this collection, which seemed at one with itself.
