Collaboration
among business ventures have yielded great rewards and influence. The fashion
space here in Ghana rarely see collaborations among designers and other creatives
however the concept store at Untamed Empire recently saw one of the remarkable
fashion event when a team of young talented designers and artistes came
together to produce “For the Birds” Collection presentation.
Papa
Oppong, a fashion designer and illustrator saw his illustrations come to live
when he teamed up with Lawdin (Nathaniel Adjei Bio and Shim Ziorkley) both
designers and visual artists respectively to showcase one of the beautiful
fashion presentations event to have hit our city.
The
concept which was extracted from the warped mind of visionary Papa Oppong in
collaboration with Lawdin was written by Gene Adu and had Mikey Ashkar and
Princess Nkrumah as narrators.
Called
“For the Birds”, the concept was presented in a theatrical and poetic fashion
where the narrators (male and female) voices portrayed the collection in a
representation of one crime, 6 feathered suspects (birds) and a vindictive
witness.
The
6 birds were each distinctively described as they stepped out one after the
other from the bird cage designed by Kojo Kagyah. The birds portrayed each iconic
coat made in Robin (Nylla), Dove (Gifty Sackey), Sparrow (Karen Abiba),
Flamingo (Herty), Canary (Fame), and Raven (Julee).
The
result of this presentation is offering fashion enthusiasts an experience of a collision
of fashion, cinema, design and technology in “For The birds”, an indelible
collection accompanied by a breathtakingly creative presentation.
The
show ended with all the 6 birds representing the 6 iconic coats stepping out of
the cage in a high fashion regal and commandeering manner amidst beautiful
lighting, architecture and great music. The artistic scenery created by all
these elements was one outstanding one.
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| Photo Credit: Vine Imagery |
Having
attended the event myself, I was proud and excited to watch how these young
team have challenged the status quo of what we typically see at fashion shows
and presentations. From the venue, which was the iconic concept store, Untamed
Empire to the concept of playing with visuals, sound, architecture, art and
theatre, the team indeed showed the essence of working together.
They
have re-echoed the agenda of encouraging collaborations among the creative
industry. One that clearly spells out the possibility of exploring each other’s
uniqueness while at the same time showing their strength. Papa Oppong
explicitly explains this goal when he said that “collaboration is everything,
It’s such a necessary part of creativity that simply cannot be ignored… the
process of sharing ideas and getting into each other’s minds is so fascinating
to me because it creates room for the discovery of more and more”. The message
was clear “collaboration means unity and Unity is Strength”.
Other
team members worth noting for this amazing presentation are Hamid Vijay, who
styled the girls up to look strikingly purposeful for the concept, IAmAdinkra
for providing the lights with the smashing effects around the cage and on the
venue ground and the art direction by Wilhelm Hesse and Phoebe Yoda.
I
applaud “For the Birds” collection concept and presentation and look forward to
seeing more collaborations from designers and other disciplines within the
creative industry. This will definitely see a new growth and d that we will all
gladly benefit from.
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