{"title":"Imane Ayissi Couture Spring\/Summer 2024 Collection Abeung Sanda Iyé","description":"\u003cp\u003eWrapping oneself in a piece of fabric to dress is a fundamental gesture, common to a vast portion of humanity, from the peplum to the sari, from South America to Asia. Even today, it remains a way for many women in West and Central Africa to dress daily. They prefer to wrap themselves in a rectangle of fabric to create a loincloth, sometimes layering them to give the effect of a double skirt. This is the starting point and main inspiration for this collection: Abeung Sanda Iyé means \"the beautiful loincloth\" or \"the lovely draped garment.\" I therefore explored different ways of wrapping, draping, and layering fabrics to create garments that sometimes complement traditional pieces from the Western wardrobe, but at other times result in dresses sculpted directly on the mannequin, held together by a few pleats and one or two seams. I also sought to create garments by draping, without assembling, traditional fabrics from Ghana, Gambia or Burkina Faso in cotton or kapok, handwoven in small strips 9 to 12 cm wide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Alongside silks such as crepe drap, crepe-back satin, organza, taffeta, faille, and duchess satin, this collection features several versions of one of my favorite fabrics, Kente, handwoven in Ghana. It also includes a few \"Yoyo flowers,\" made from fabric scraps, like a continuation of my previous collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/0616\/6875\/collections\/Imane-Ayissi-HC-S24-021-scaled.jpg?v=1773500592","url":"https:\/\/imane-ayissi.com\/en\/collections\/spring-summer-2024.oembed","provider":"Imane Ayissi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}