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In a world where everybody wants you to come from, I think putting on something bright and sharp like this, you're able to talk about where you come from, and perhaps what the prints means to you. ADDIE ELABOR: Prints that showcase and celebrate West African culture. DARA AJAYI: Taking something that was very, very traditional, but brought it into 2020, and with many modern. I'm Addie Elabor, the founder and CEO of D'iyanu. Iyanu is miracle from my native language, Yoruba. And it's also my middle name. We were all born in Africa. We came here when we were younger. So we still have memories of back home. That really engines what we do here, how we curate our designs, our looks, our prints. ADDIE ELABOR: My outfit, it's bold. It's a statement piece, right? You know, the print speaks for itself. We have this men's blazer.
It's saying that I am the life of the party. You can see the sun. You can see even snake skin depicted in the feel of West Africa. This is one of our bestsellers from our Black History Month collection. It is a dress. I would like to think the lines signify family and communities, closeness. It just makes a great conversation starter. DARA AJAYI: The goal is to have the conversation ending with drawing parallels of similarities.
People that aren't typically the same might be brought closer together, because of the fit like this that will inspire conversation, and hopefully will cause people to explore. It's so important to embrace who you are, accept and love yourself. Being unique is what makes the world a better place..
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