Friday 17 June 2011

NYANGO MBOA

‘Can a bird sing only the song it knows, or can it learn a new song?’ ...Dostoevsky

We sing a new song with “Nyango Mboa” our Autumn 2011 collection. A song of joy, and of love. We’ve added a lot more forms and colours than before, pushing our imaginations a step further. Nyango Mboa is a colourful combination of ethnic and occidental patterns in rich hues of green, fuchsia, yellow and purple.



In this collection, we celebrate the metamorphosis of cultures but strongly emphasize on our African heritage through our choice of fabrics.

My inspiration for this collection came while looking through my granny’s albums. She truly was a woman of the house. Simple, yet sophisticated and always well groomed.

We hope with this collection that every “lady” will be able to settle her score either with our casual pieces or cocktail dresses. As usual a few of the designs are limited in number. The black piece which we have called Nyango was made for a very special one and only one piece was made. Whoever gets her hands on this can be sure no one else will be stealing her look at any function.

Like they say, a crystal with many facets shines brightest. This collection has come to life through the collaborative efforts of my darling mother, and the whole team at the sewing room in Buea, and Douala the models, photographers Yaya and Ase who have been my stars. Thanks a lot for all your time and effort and for staying up most nights so we couls plan via skype. I love you all