Adesuwa Aighewi Is Fighting For A More Ethical Fashion Industry

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'When people say that there aren’t enough black models on the runway, it’s not because there aren’t any beautiful black models roaming around, it’s because of demand and supply.'

, a short film exploring a group of Muslim girls’ relationship with the hijab; and in April, moments before stepping onto the runway at the Dior spring/summer 2020 cruise show in Marrakech, she insisted on speaking with Maria Grazia Chiuri about her reasons for integrating African artisanship into the collection, and posted a video of their conversation onNow she is preparing to launch Legacy Project, an online marketplace where artists and designers from around the world will be able to trade...

Luxury brands are white-owned; the majority of top designers are white and so they cast white models to walk their shows because they are selling to a white demographic. The system simply isn’t made for black models, so when we try to fit into these spaces it’s extremely difficult and takes a lot of mental and physical work – everyone’s trying to fit into a box that the first person made, when we should be making more boxes.

When I was full-time modelling and not doing anything alongside it, I felt empty. I came back to Nigeria for the first time in 13 years last year; the same pothole that my father’s car used to get stuck in is still there, my old school has hardly any chalk for the board, there was a kid that fell in the gutter and the water was so high he drowned. This makes no sense. There is no reason for the gutter to be that big or for there to be no consistent [supplies].

 

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