Senegalese Fashion Designer Satitia Gomis: A Modern Take on Traditional Cloth
25-year-old fashion designer Satitia Gomis from Ziguinchor, Senegal, is weaving the present into the past – by putting a modern twist on traditional cloth from the Manjack, her ethnic group.
Satitia combines the traditional Manjack cloth with current fabrics to produce comfortable and stylish everyday wear.
With her fashion brand, Satitia is keeping her cultural heritage alive and setting new trends: “I want to be a source of pride for my Manjack community while also creating something new”, she says.
WIPO supported the development of Satitia’s business under the Indigenous and Local Community Women Entrepreneurship Program: https://www.wipo.int/tk/en/women_entr...
Video in French: • Créatrice de mode au Sénégal, Satitia...
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