Founder and creative director, PALMWINE IceCREAM
Kusi Kubi
Ghanaian
Kusi Kubi worked as a stylist and creative director before founding PALMWINE IceCREAM in Accra around 2020, after returning to Ghana in 2018. The label reworks secondhand garments and deadstock from Kantamanto Market. It won Fashion Council Germany's grant for an African brand and has shown at Berlin Fashion Week since early 2025.
Houses
Their runway, measured
5 looks in 1 showNext to every runway we track, Kusi Kubi's looks are more saturated, less neutral, warmer and less tonal.
Colours
- Chocolate brown · 6.6× the average38%
- Tan · 6.1× the average25%
- Black8%
- Gold · 17.1× the average7%
- Mustard / ochre · 17.1× the average6%
- Yellow · 23.6× the average4%
- Khaki / olive2%
- Orange · 5.9× the average2%
Share of garment area across their looks; × is against every runway.
Colour and surface
- Lightness37/100about average · all runways 39/100
- Colour saturation37.0more saturated · all runways 12.6
- Neutrals11%less neutral · all runways 60%
- Warm hues95%warmer · all runways 70%
- Tonal looks0%less tonal · all runways 33%
- Colour-blockingΔE 60more colour-blocked · all runways ΔE 35
- Surface texture7.53more textured · all runways 5.06
- Sheen0.119shinier · all runways 0.065
Silhouettes
- High-rise 60%3.3×
- Fitted / bodycon 60%6.0×
- Asymmetric 40%2.5×
- Draped 20%1.7×
- Hourglass / cinched waist 20%2.0×
Materials
- Leather 60%6.1×
- Jersey 40%2.6×
- Chiffon / organza / tulle 40%3.1×
- Faux fur / shearling 20%4.1×
- Fringe 20%3.7×
Details
- Belts 40%2.1×
- Hardware / studs / chains 40%3.0×
- Feathers 20%8.0×
- Lacing / ties 20%
- Gathering 20%1.4×
Patterns
- Tie-dye 60%88.9×
- Abstract print 20%4.2×
- Colour-block 20%3.6×
- Animal print 20%12.0×
Mood
- Sensual 80%7.3×
- Edgy 60%3.9×
- Playful 40%2.3×
- Relaxed 40%
- Nostalgic 20%1.3×
Era references
- 1970s 80%7.2×
From the AI tags on 5 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.
