For spring 2026, Ghanaian founder and inventive director David Kusi Boye-Doe returned to the Lagos Style Week schedule for the second time, bringing his recent tackle upcycled streetwear to the Nigerian metropolis. Because the saying goes, one man’s waste is one other man’s treasure, and Boyedoe has rapidly constructed a repute for turning textile scraps into fascinating clothes. It’s a transfer that earned the five-year-old model a spot on this yr’s LVMH Prize semi-finalists listing.
Titled “Paradise Regained,” this assortment was composed solely of upcycled clothes and exuded a stage of tailoring and craftsmanship that many wouldn’t count on from secondhand items. “I need individuals to see [these garments] and surprise what number of days it took to create,” Boye-Doe stated. “That questioning excites me as a designer.” Certainly, some items took about three months to make, together with a multicolored patchwork skirt constructed from tiny items of material, he stated. For Boye-Doe, the true marker of a hit is having the ability to create one thing distinctive in the marketplace, whereas pushing the boundaries of our collective creativeness, significantly for sustainable trend.
Sourcing the vast majority of his materials from Ghana’s Kantamanto market, one of many greatest secondhand clothes markets in Africa, Boye-Doe wished to create a group that “speaks to the soul,” he stated, including that “extra is extra, particularly with regards to upcycling.” Key silhouettes included a colourful, patchwork cropped prime and matching skirts, in addition to a floor-length denim trench, paired with a two-tone denim vest and matching mini skirt.
As the gathering title suggests, inspiration got here from John Milton’s epic poem “Paradise Regained.” In direction of the tip of the gathering, Boye-Doe appeared to current his personal model of paradise, one that’s shiny and defiant.
