Founder and designer, Buzigahill
Bobby Kolade
Designer born in Sudan to Nigerian-German parents, raised in Kampala and Lagos, who worked at Balenciaga and Maison Margiela and ran a label in Berlin. He founded BUZIGAHILL in Kampala, whose Return to Sender project reworks secondhand clothing from Owino Market and sells it back to the countries it came from. The label shows at Berlin Fashion Week.
Houses
Founder and designer
Buzigahill
Their runway, measured
11 looks in 1 showNext to every runway we track, Bobby Kolade's looks are lighter, more saturated, less neutral and cooler.
Colours
- Navy · 6.6× the average28%
- Silver · 3.1× the average16%
- Denim blue · 5.5× the average14%
- Lilac / lavender · 26.2× the average14%
- White · 1.6× the average8%
- Black4%
- Grey4%
- Cobalt / royal blue · 5.9× the average3%
Share of garment area across their looks; × is against every runway.
Colour and surface
- Lightness46/100lighter · all runways 39/100
- Colour saturation15.1more saturated · all runways 12.6
- Neutrals44%less neutral · all runways 60%
- Warm hues19%cooler · all runways 70%
- Tonal looks0%less tonal · all runways 33%
- Colour-blockingΔE 55more colour-blocked · all runways ΔE 35
- Surface texture5.55about average · all runways 5.06
- Sheen0.106shinier · all runways 0.065
What sets them apart
Shapes, fabrics and details they use far more often than other designers.
Silhouettes
- Straight / tubular 64%1.6×
- Boxy 45%3.8×
- High-rise 36%2.0×
- A-line 36%5.4×
- Inverted triangle / strong shoulder 27%1.5×
Materials
- Cotton / poplin 82%2.6×
- Wool / tailoring cloth 45%1.5×
- Denim 18%2.2×
- Fringe 18%3.4×
- Jersey 18%
Details
- Patchwork 55%9.6×
- Oversized collar 55%4.7×
- Lacing / ties 45%2.7×
- Pleats 36%2.3×
- Shoulder emphasis 18%
Patterns
- Colour-block 27%4.9×
- Patchwork print 27%14.3×
- Geometric 9%2.6×
- Text / slogan 9%8.3×
- Graphic / logo 9%4.1×
Mood
- Relaxed 73%2.1×
- Playful 55%3.1×
- Edgy 27%1.8×
- Subversive 18%1.6×
- Sensual 18%1.7×
Era references
- 1960s 18%6.3×
- 1980s 18%3.2×
- 1990s 9%
- 1970s 9%
From the AI tags on 11 of their looks. A designer is credited with a house's shows while they lead it; ×: how much more often than across all 25,892 measured looks.
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