Open Windows

At the crossroads of family roots, masculinity, and maternal heritage, my collection blends structure with softness. Textured fabrics, organic draping, and layered constructions reveal an intimate introspection suspended between protection and vulnerability.

My collection evokes a new realm of elegance shaped from the energy of La Boule Noire, a cabaret founded by my grandfather in 1970s Ivory Coast, reinterpreting its energy of liberation and cultural fluidity through a contemporary lens. Breaking down elegance as we often see it, offering a new realm rooted in between heritage and individuality.

Exploring how we perceive everyday elements is what inspired my collection. I wanted to reinterpret the ordinary with a couture sensibility, placing gesture and drape at the core of creation. Drawn from simple objects, like a bath towel or a garment hanging on a coat rack, the ordinary is elevated into a source of elegance.

My collection is not the Hollywood prototype. It is not built by fear, nor made to uphold a broken ideal. Its power lies not in dominance, but in detail. Each piece is a gesture, not a scream. A man of love, not hate. A dreamer.

Conceived around wealthy women weary of their luxurious lives, my collection portrays figures who steal from museums not out of need, but for the thrill of entertainment and the allure of the forbidden.

From the quiet memories of lived-in spaces—above all my grandmother’s room—emerges a vision where clothing absorbs the light, texture, and time of each place. Like a bottari, every garment unfolds fragments of life, revealing emotions long preserved in fabric.

At its core, my collection is a raw exploration of the garment itself. Freed from themes and abstractions, it confronts the elements I am most drawn to. By combining and opposing these facets, the process became one of spontaneity, experimentation, and intuition, leading to an eclectic mix where the sole focus rests on clothing and its emotional resonance.

My collection is about that fleeting instant after leaving a friend’s house—or someone you barely know from the night before—hungover and seeking coffee, when styling happens unconsciously and frantically.

Drawing inspiration from the 1960s to 1980s, my collection celebrates kitsch patterns, bold colors, and playful shapes, infused with the charm of secondhand treasures. It pays homage to the affectionate stereotypes of grandmothers—tender, quirky, and full of character—while inviting a nostalgic yet whimsical journey through a bygone era.

My collection evokes the memories of a child transforming her grandmother’s house into a playground, where kitsch objects, forgotten fabrics, and playful volumes come to life. The silhouettes echo reimagined recollections, weaving together tenderness, fantasy, and nostalgia—a textile ode to childhood and its boundless sense of wonder.