Adeju Thompson has range. And with his label, he's showing how much range African fashion has, too.
“There’s this general idea about how African fashion is viewed in terms of aesthetics. It’s not like I think it’s wrong, it just doesn’t define who I am as a creative person. For instance, a lot of fashion inand on the continent is very maximalist and when people dress up they dress up to impress and that’s kind of the culture…But for me, I’ve always been this outsider and I feel like a lot of clothes I create are really much more about celebrating your identity and dressing for yourself.
When people see LSP’s indigo designs or wide-legged trousers and remark, “oh that’s very Japanese,” he takes it as an opportunity for education.
One reason I’m so excited about how I’ve framed LSP is that I have so much connections in the art world. I have some of my work in institutions and I’m having a show at the ICA [Institute of Contemporary Arts] in February and I really enjoy how I can interact with my research and really enjoy the work that I do and really get into it…It’s more than just skirts and trousers, it’s very serious conversations happening out here.
I could also read in a day; I have a vast library of art books and fashion books, and books on archetypes or cultures around Yoruba. I could be deep in research. I just surround myself [with] things I love, so it’s never really a very structured day, it’s more about what I’m in the mood to do at the moment.
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