Elie Kuame

8 of Elie Kuame's 27 looks draw on a specific dress or craft tradition, as read from the photographs. The house is based in Côte d’Ivoire.

• Aso oke · West African (unspecified) · West Africa4 looks

  Own region

  “Narrow-strip-like woven blocks in red with metallic gold checker/triangle inlays, arranged in alternating panels typical of aso oke or kente strip weaving; could also read as kente.”

• Boubou / grand boubou · West African (unspecified) · West Africa3 looks

  Own region

  “Wide, flowing open-sided robe falling past the knees with broad shoulder-to-wrist drape, worn over a tunic in boubou layering; sheer lightweight fabric.”

• Fulani jewellery · Fulani · West Africa2 looks

  Côte d’Ivoire → Fulani

  “Multiple stacked strands of large gold beads, filigree-style spheres and lozenge pendants recalling Fulani/Wolof gold bead and filigree adornment; triangular pendant amulet-like.”

• Kente · Ghana · West AfricaLook 12

  Côte d’Ivoire → Ghana

  “Strip-woven look with zigzag bands in yellow, red, blue and purple and blocked red rectangles, typical kente palette and motifs, tailored into a cropped Western jacket.”

• Agbada · West African (unspecified) · West AfricaLook 25

  Own region

  “Wide-sleeved, open-sided voluminous overgarment draped from the shoulders over a collarless slit-neck inner tunic and wide trousers, the agbada/grand boubou layering.”

• Kurta · South Asian (unspecified) · South AsiaLook 16

  Côte d’Ivoire → South Asian (unspecified)

  “Ankle-length straight sleeveless tunic with embellished round neckline, worn over a separate sheer gold layer, recalling a kurta / kameez-over-lower-garment layering.”

• Buba and sokoto · West African (unspecified) · West AfricaLook 25

  Own region

  “Collarless magenta tunic with a short front neck slit, worn with very full, loose blue trousers beneath the robe, matching the buba-and-sokoto base set.”