Franco-African creatives reimagine identity through maximalist forms that act as a poetic resistance to erasure
“This story reframes African craft as a deliberate design language that has survived tides of colonisation and imposed models to reclaim space and create a new aesthetic world"
“Military silhouettes, African attire and modern tailoring collide to build a dialogue between ancestral knowledge and the present moment, between peace and confrontation"
“We regain self-determination, a quiet but powerful act of resistance that has endured and is now transmitted to new generations. Display is not vanity but sovereignty: a self-authored vision of beauty and cultural dignity"
Photography and creative direction Angel Ferrer Boscan
Styling and modelling Franck Japom
Production Mario Lecucci, Amadu Mapbe, Jorge Marin
Post production and editing David Bravo Bustos
Asistance Xinyi Xu
Creators
Celyane Marie Joseph
Louis Sanchez
Xinyi Xu
Capucine Richaud
Published on 23/07/2025