Co-founder and designer, IGC Fashion
Katende Godfrey
Ugandan
Ugandan designer who co-founded the Kampala label IGC Fashion in 2017 with Kasoma Ibrahim. The brand reworks neglected materials, including secondhand clothing, into new garments and runs community-based production in Uganda. It has received attention from the British Council's design programmes and has shown at Lagos Fashion Week.
Houses
Their runway, measured
23 looks in 1 showNext to every runway we track, Katende Godfrey's looks are lighter, more saturated, less neutral and warmer.
Colours
- Chocolate brown · 4.7× the average27%
- Coral / peach · 10.1× the average13%
- Ivory / cream · 2.2× the average13%
- Tan · 3.1× the average12%
- Black9%
- Beige / camel · 1.5× the average8%
- Red · 3.1× the average6%
- Grey3%
Share of garment area across their looks; × is against every runway.
Colour and surface
- Lightness43/100lighter · all runways 39/100
- Colour saturation20.1more saturated · all runways 12.6
- Neutrals30%less neutral · all runways 60%
- Warm hues99%warmer · all runways 70%
- Tonal looks0%less tonal · all runways 33%
- Colour-blockingΔE 53more colour-blocked · all runways ΔE 35
- Surface texture13.77more textured · all runways 5.06
- Sheen0.146shinier · all runways 0.065
What sets them apart
Shapes, fabrics and details they use far more often than other designers.
Silhouettes
- Asymmetric 57%3.6×
- Straight / tubular 52%1.3×
- Tiered / layered volume 39%5.9×
- Oversized 35%
- Sculptural / architectural 17%1.7×
Materials
- Cotton / poplin 78%2.5×
- Linen 35%7.2×
- Raffia / straw 22%74.6×
- Fringe 22%4.0×
- Crochet 22%11.1×
Details
- Patchwork 87%15.3×
- Lacing / ties 70%4.2×
- Raw / frayed hems 52%5.4×
- Utility pockets 43%3.1×
- Cut-away / asymmetric hem 43%2.8×
Patterns
- Patchwork print 74%38.7×
- Abstract print 39%8.2×
- Geometric 22%6.3×
- Floral 17%2.0×
- Pinstripe 13%4.0×
Mood
- Powerful 65%4.3×
- Relaxed 35%
- Serene 35%1.7×
- Edgy 30%2.0×
- Utilitarian 26%3.7×
Style
- Craft / artisanal 100%6.1×
- Heritage / traditional dress 57%17.2×
- Avant-garde 39%1.6×
- Deconstructed 35%3.2×
- Workwear / utility 22%1.8×
From the AI tags on 23 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.
