The Senegalese Markets
I have a passion for clothing with an emotional connection. Garments that enter realms of wonder and enchantment really excite my creative juices. When I was in Africa I was enchanted by a maze of hustle and bussle. A market filled with folded materials guarded by little old women, roofed with tin and lined with eroded walls. Everyday I visited the market with my senegalese sisters, I created relationships with tailors, seamstresses and buyers. I walked through miles of material paved walls and I became entranced in another world of fashion. This experience changed the way I see the fashion world, it made me delve into a trend project using different textures and imagery that I wouldn’t have thought to use before. It’s experiences like this which cement within me an inspiration of culture, religion and surroundings to create beautiful and imaginative things.