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Made
in...
MOZAMBIQUE
TAIBO BACAR
By Natalie Kimani
Cover Photo Courtesy of World Fashion
Week
If there is a list of African designers
that require little to no introduction,
Taibo Bacar is certainly on it. We first
spoke (read gushed) about this
designer from Mozambique in our
2015 article titled, ‘Africa Feature:
Taibo Bacar. Full Stop.’
To date, he continues to be a leading
brand on the continent, and we can
see why. Bacar has created a brand
identity that is easily recognizable
thanks to three key elements:
influences from his Mozambican
heritage and customs, devotion to
quality, and the assiduity to the
female silhouette.
TDS caught up with the designer to
find out more about his journey so far
and his take on African luxury:
How would you define it?
[Luxury is] Something directly
connected to beauty, seen by the
eyes and felt by the soul,
something that can please all five
senses.
Luxury is all about creating a
dream that customers can believe
in. What narrative does the Taibo
Bacar brand hope to pass on to its
consumers?
We believe we can be pioneers in
writing a new history of Fashion, not
from Africa, but from Africa to the
world (a product of African design
that anyone in any place in the
world, in any season can identify
with), because we are Africans and
our goal is to create for the world.
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