Now, @Naomi is using her global reach to bolster PrettyLittleThing and two emerging designers with the @PrettyLittleThing by Naomi Campbell collection.
Campbell is sharing the spotlight with two designers — Victor Anate a largely unknown 20-year-old Nigerian designer and Jamaican-born, New York-based creative Edvin Thompson of @Theophilio. Their respective heritage — Nigerian and Jamaican — resonated with Campbell.
Above all, Campbell would like to see the fashion industry change “by opening up all borders — fashion is not supposed to discriminate — and allowing anyone and everyone who wants to come and show in whatever country. If their dream is to show, then let them show,” she said. “Giving them the support that they need is the most important thing, whether that is how they manufacture or produce. That’s why I started Emerge [in 2021].”
Read our full interview at the link in bio.
Report: Rosemary Feitelberg