Couture Designer
July 23, 2019
Couture and Cars
September 30, 2019
INTRO:
Akrofi Adjumani is the Founder and Creative Director of his eponymous label. Adjumani’s focus is womenswear, creating separates and dresses for formal occasions. His aesthetic is one of contrasting values, finding beauty in juxtaposition.
AKROFI ADJUMANI
BORN : ADJUMANIKOPE, GREATER ACCRA REGION, GHANA
RAISED : ADJUMANIKOPE
EDUCATION : SEATTLE CENTRAL COLLEGE
EXPERIENCE : TAILOR, NORDSTROM FLAGSHIP
LABELS : 1
FOCUS : PRÊT-À-PORTER
STUDIO : YES
LOCATION : BURIEN, WASHINGTON
With influences ranging from his home in Ghana to contemporary voices in international fashion, we find firm textiles, precise construction, bold colors and strong patterns paired with sheer materials and flowing silhouettes to render a powerful yet gentle woman entirely in command of her agency.
Adjumani’s Autumn/Winter 2019 collection features clear influences from the house of Alexander McQueen — a longtime source of creative and technical inspiration — as well as The Spheres at Amazon in Downtown Seattle. Yet it is his deep admiration for his Ghanaian heritage which stands out most admirably.
With a foundation of repeating patterns and strong symmetry, Adjumani weaves an organic story closely mirroring his own personal — and Seattle’s collective — rise to metropolitan heights while remaining true to the roots from which our shared blossoms have flourished.
