A few years ago, when spring was in full bloom in Sicily, Pasquale M. Marino—who we fondly call “Mimmo”—took my business partner, Kim Walls, and I on a guided tour of the unspoiled 750 acres our family owns in the Italian countryside. In his rich accent, Mimmo, an esteemed Italian botanist who runs our La […]
Monthly Archives: June 2021
Like so many of you, I have been adjusting to reality during the COVID-19 pandemic—by staying up on the news (and taking breaks from the news); joining Zoom meetings with my colleagues; brainstorming ways to help the fashion industry, which will need our support in the months to come; finding escapism in a novel, movie, […]
There is no more important rule for all of us to follow. We must, right this moment, pledge to stay in our homes as much as we possibly can. There are, of course, health workers, emergency-response personnel, grocery store employees, and others whose essential jobs we depend on. And they must go out to perform […]
Yes, technically, but according to a tweet from a Los Angeles County sheriff’s official, the department does not plan on making arrests to enforce the order. Newsom did say that California authorities would be “more aggressively” cracking down on hate crimes against Asians, which have gone up since COVID-19 began spreading in the United States. […]
On Thursday, Governor Gavin Newsom ordered all 40 million residents of California to stay at home as much as possible in an effort to fight the spread of the new coronavirus. This announcement comes on the heels of a similar shelter-in-place order issued for seven counties in the San Francisco Bay Area. As other cities […]
You speak about refusing to conform to the fashion system. Can you expand on that? I never want to lose the joy and sense of fulfillment I get from my work. I am not interested in creating collections in the traditional format every season, I like the idea that in two or three seasons from […]
How does heritage come in? Through my line, I get to explore my rich heritage as a Yoruba (an ethnic group in Western Nigeria) person. I want to contribute to centuries-old conversations on African design. My ancestors left so much behind. I believe they expected us to continue telling these stories and building up on […]
My line is proposing a new conversation in African design. It’s very different from what I believed most people in Lagos understood fashion to be. But it seems to have found a place though as I’ve seen sales increase. What is the role of community in your work? I made a manifesto when I started LSP […]
How did you come up with the name Lagos Space Programme, and what does it mean? I have always been very fascinated by space travel; I wanted a name that contextualized my interests in archival textiles and culture, while also alluding to an idea of the future. In 2018 I showcased my first collection under […]
Yes I did [at Birmingham City University], but I had to drop out as tuition got really expensive and the funds just weren’t available. There’s no support for international students in the UK. The system was quite brutal so I had no choice but to move back to Nigeria. I had developed a great portfolio […]