A fashion show by Coker explores the connection between global consumption, textile waste, and the lives of hawkers in the global south. The collection, inspired by the hawkers' resourcefulness and aesthetic, highlights the impact of excessive consumption and calls for conversations around social change within the fashion industry.
Broken English is indeed a tribute to the hawker – their sense of utility, function and entrepreneurial resourcefulness all stemming from the urge of necessity. Last November, in a bustling market in Ghana, Coker noticed that many items being hawked were international produce. And what appeared at first glance as a vast, unusual landscape, was in fact lines and lines of textile waste piled up in the distance.
The show opened with a monologue; a Nigerian woman’s rich, energetic voice resounded, declaring the market open. On each model, examples of the breaking of tradition and deconstruction inspired by the hawkers, whose aesthetic informed the very proportions of the show: panel inserts, deliberate clashing of colour and fabrics.
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