Feben: One To Watch

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Fashion Week came to a close in Paris last week, where our Fashion Director, Karen Binns, styled London-based designer, Feben Vemmenby's show. If you haven’t heard of the label Feben yet, then it’s certainly worth taking note. A recent Masters graduate of Central Saint Martins as an Isabella Blow scholar, her work reclaims feelings of displacement. Creating an aesthetic vision imbedded in community, her approach explores visual codes of Black life from all corners of the globe.

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Building on last season's tarot-deck inspiration, Feben focused solely on 'The Chariot' for her Fall 2023 Ready To Wear show.  This show, the designer once again collaborated with Accra-based artisans, with the result being a selection of hand-beaded macramé pieces–from cylindrical holdall bags to fringed shift dresses.

Of styling the show, Fashion Roundtable's Fashion Director, Karen Binns said:

“Working with Feben has been so important. The new generation millennials should have support from the old-school professionals, to ensure their growth in the right path and to protect them from the vampires of the established big brands. It is my hope this will offer a fresh new road for them to walk through.”