Bubu Ogisi founded womenswear brand IAMISIGO in 2009. Based between Lagos, Nairobi and Accra, Ogisi works with small artisan communities across the continent to create collections which spotlight a variety of indigenous textile traditions.

This ensemb;e is from IAMISIGO’s Spring/Summer 2019 collection, ‘Gods of the Wilderness’. For this collection Ogisi was inspired by traditional west African abstract performance art, and the unique visual identity and traditions of adornment which have been created by different individual cultural groups. The mixing of colour was a strong feature in this collection, referencing ancient west African masquerade costumes. This ensemble comprises a handwoven, multi- coloured wool dress, a blue net veil made from recycled fishing net and embellished with yellow wool fringes, and velvet slippers. The wool yarn was dyed in Maitsidau, Kano state, Nigeria, and the mask was created in collaboration with visual artist Chioma Ebenema using recycled polyamide fishing nets and wool yarn.