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>>> WELCOME BACK TO "GREAT DAY HOUSTON."
HOUSTON."
HOUSTON." AFRICAN FASHION WEEK IS A MONTH
AWAY.
AWAY.
AWAY. OUR
AWAY. OUR DESIGNER IS HERE TO GIVE US
A GLIMPSE OF THE CAT WALK.
SINCE IT IS AFRICA, IT IS NOT
JUST A HOUSE CAT.
WE ARE TALKING LEOPARDS AND
LIONS.
LIONS.
LIONS. >>
LIONS. >> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. >> YOU ARE ORIGINALLY FROM
SIERRA LEONE.
SIERRA LEONE. IT IS A PART OF AFRICA PEOPLE
WITH NOT FAMILIAR WITH.
>> WE ARE ON THE EQUATOR.
EVERY TIME I SAY I'M FROM
SIERRA LEONE PEOPLE ASK IF IT
IS FRENCH?
IS FRENCH? IT MEANS LIONS MOUTH IN
PORTUGUESE.
PORTUGUESE. IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE.
>> YOU ENDED UP IN OHIO.
I WAS BORN IN SIERRA LEONE.
MY PARENTS MOVED HERE WHEN I
WAS TEN.
WAS TEN.
WAS TEN. MY DAD TAUGHT AT KENT STATE
UNIVERSITY IN OHIO.
I WENT TO SCHOOL THERE.
>> YOU HAVE ONE FOOT IN ONE
COUNTRY AND A FOOT HERE.
YOU COMBINED THOSE THINGS.
THAT'S WHAT YOU HAVE DONE WITH
YOUR CLOTHING LINE.
YOU HAVE WESTERN INFLUENCE.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, YOU HAVE
THAT AFRICAN INFLUENCE, AS
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. >>
WELL. >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> LET'S LOOK AT SOME OF YOUR
DESIGNS.
DESIGNS.
DESIGNS. THEY INCLUDE GREAT ACCESSORIES,
AS WELL.
AS WELL.
AS WELL. THIS IS SO PRETTY.
>> THIS IS FROM MY FIRST
COLLECTION.
COLLECTION. I CALLED IT BORN IN THE MOTHER
LAND MADE IN THE U.S.A.
IT WAS AN ODE TO MY HYBRID
UPBRINGING.
UPBRINGING. EVERYTHING IN THE COLLECTION
CAN BE WORN IN MULTIPLE WAYS.
IT IS VERSATILE.
THIS IS A SWEAT SHIRT DRESS.
THE MODEL HAS PAIRED IT WITH
BAGGY PANTS.
BAGGY PANTS. YOU CAN PAIR IT WITH A PAIR OF
JEANS AND A SKIRT FOR A HIPPY
CHIC LOOK.
CHIC LOOK. SHE PAIRED IT WITH A CROSSOVER
BAG.
BAG.
BAG. THEY
BAG. THEY ARE 100% HAND MADE IN
KENYA.
KENYA.
KENYA. >>
KENYA. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
UP NEXT.
UP NEXT.
UP NEXT. I'M LOOKING AT THE PATTERNS
SAYING THEY LOOK LIKE AFRICAN
PATTERNS.
PATTERNS.
PATTERNS. ARE THEY TRUE AFRICAN PRINT OR
IS IT A NOD?
>> ABSOLUTELY TRUE AFRICAN
PRINTS.
PRINTS.
PRINTS. THIS PATTERN IS A FALL PATTERN.
I LIKE THE JUMP SUIT.
I LIKE JUMP SUITS.
IT IS MY FAVORITE THING TO
WEAR.
WEAR.
WEAR. I
WEAR. I MADE THIS AN AVIATOR LOOK.
WE ARE TRAVELING WITH THIS
WHOLE LOOK.
WHOLE LOOK. WE HAVE THE BAGS, WHICH ARE AN
NOD TO THE WARRIOR TRIBE FROM
EAST AFRICA.
EAST AFRICA. THEY TRAVEL A LOT.
THEY ARE NOMADS.
WITH THESE PRINTS -- THESE ARE
THEIR TRADITIONAL BAG PRINTS.
>> THEY ARE LIKE YOU WOULD HAVE
IN SCOTLAND.
IN SCOTLAND. IT REPRESENTS VARIOUS TRIBES
FROM AFRICA.
FROM AFRICA. >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THE MODEL IS GOING SOMEWHERE
WITH HER WARRIOR BAG.
>> SHE IS GOING TO PELLEY'S
WITH THE PASSPORT.
SHE IS GOING TO GO EAT.
SHE HAS HER TO-GO BAG THERE.
UP NEXT?
UP NEXT?
UP NEXT? THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW
YOU MIXED WITH IT EVERY DAY,
CASUAL WESTERN WEAR.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THIS IS A VEST.
IT IS PAIRED WITH A PAIR OF
JEANS AND A TANK TOP.
WE HAVE OUR MESSENGER BAG.
IT IS HAND MADE IN KENYA.
>> I THINK SO MANY PEOPLE ARE
AFRAID OF MIXING PATTERNS.
YOU MIXED THE PATTERN.
BUT THE COLOR SCHEME
COMPLIMENTS EACH OVER.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THE GREAT WAY TO MIX PATTERNS
IS TO HAVE A SMALLER PATTERN AT
THE TOP OR BOTTOM.
A BIGGER PATTERN TO COMPLIMENT
IT.
IT.
IT. THEN
IT. THEN YOU USE A LITTLE BIT OF
COLOR TO DO THAT.
>> I LOVE THIS DRESS HERE.
THE SLEEVES AND EVERYTHING IS
GORGEOUS.
GORGEOUS.
GORGEOUS. >> THIS IS PART OF OUR THIRD
COLLECTION.
COLLECTION. IT WAS CALLED THE IVORY
COLLECTION.
COLLECTION. I WAS TRYING TO CONTINUE THE
WHOLE UNITY OF MY UPBRINGING.
THIS IS THE HIGHER POWER
COLLECTION.
COLLECTION. I KIND OF CONTINUED WITH THE
UNITY THEME.
UNITY THEME. I COMBINED LINEN FABRIC AND
MADE IT A HYBRID OF SORTS.
>> SO PRETTY.
THANK YOU.
MY
MY SON'S
MY SON'S NAME MEANS TO GROW, BECOME, TO DO HIGHER THINGS
THIS LIFE AND TO DO GREAT
THINGS FOR HUMANITY.
>> YOU DID A GREAT THING FOR
HUMANITY HERE.
HUMANITY HERE. THIS IS ADORABLE.
>> THIS IS VERY ISLANDY.
YOU CAN WEAR IT WITH ANYTHING.
I HAVE PAIRED WITH IT A PAIR OF
LINEN PANTS.
LINEN PANTS. HALF IS LINEN.
THE OTHER HALF -- I'M BOLD WITH
MY FASHION CHOICES.
>> I LOVE THAT.
>> THIS IS A VERY ISLANDY LOOK.
THAT MADE SENSE THAT IT WOULD
BE PART OF THIS COLLECTION.
>> I LOVE THAT YOU HAVE GREAT
PRINTS.
PRINTS.
PRINTS. THIS IS ANOTHER VERSION OF THE
JUMP SUIT.
JUMP SUIT. >> IT HAS THE SLITS ON THE SIDE
TO GIVE YOU FREEDOM AND A LEG
LOOK.
LOOK.
LOOK. THEN WE HAVE THE V BACK IN THE
FRONT AND BACK.
WE HAVE ONE OF OUR BACKPACKS.
IT IS MADE FROM KENYA.
100% HANDMADE.
100% HANDMADE. >> YOU HAVE A FEW MORE
ACCESSORIES HERE.
ACCESSORIES HERE. THERE IS A LOT THAT GOES INTO
THE ACTUAL PRINT THAT YOU USE.
>> I HAND PICK EVERYTHING.
EVERY ONE OF THESE ARE 100%
HAND-MADE IN KENYA, EAST AFRICA
BY A LOCAL ARTESIAN.
IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO HELP
WITH THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE
ECONOMIC GROWTH OVER THERE.
THAT'S WHY I HAVE MY THINGS
MADE OVER THERE.
THIS IS ONE OF MY NEW DESIGNS
OF THE BACKPACK.
THIS IS ALSO CALLED THE SACK
PACK.
PACK.
PACK. YOU
PACK. YOU CAN HOLD IT LIKE THAT.
YOU CAN FOLD IT OVER THE WAY IT
IS FOLDED OVER HERE.
IF YOU NEED THE ROOM, YOU CAN
FOLD IT UP.
WE HAVE ANOTHER BUCKLE UP HERE.
YOU CAN BUCKLE IT.
YOU HAVE ACCESS QUICKLY ON THE
SIDE.
SIDE.
SIDE. THE
SIDE. THE OTHER ZIPPER ON THE OTHER
SIDE GOES INTO A COMPARTMENT IN
THE BACK WHERE YOU CAN PUT A
LAPTOP OR ANYTHING ELSE YOU
NEED TO.
NEED TO.
NEED TO. THIS IS A MAKE-UP BAG.
WITH OUR TRAVEL BAGS WE HAVE
OUR BIGGEST TRAVEL BAG.
IT IS THE WEEKENDER.
IF YOU GET A WEEKENDER OR THE
OVERNIGHTER, WHICH IS A SMALLER
VERSION OF THE WEEKENDER, THEY
USUALLY COME WITH A MATCHING
MAKE-UP BAG AND A PASSPORT
HOLDER.
HOLDER.
HOLDER. THIS IS OUR BASIC TOTE BAG.
IF YOU WANT TO GO SOMEWHERE
OVERNIGHT, YOU CAN TAKE THE
TOTE WITH YOU.
>> AFRICAN FASHION WEEK HOUSTON
WILL BE OCTOBER 22-28.
THEY'LL HAVE POP UP SHOPS, ART,
WINE, CULTURE AND MAKE-UP AND
LIVE DEMONSTRATION WORKUPS.
FOR TICKETS WE HAVE A LINK AT
GREATDAYHOUSTON.COM.
GREATDAYHOUSTON.COM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
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