Fall-Winter 2021/22 Collection
XULY.Bët which means "keep your eyes open" in wolof, is a Parisian fashion house founded in 1991. Born in Lamine Kouyaté's mind, who moved from his native Bamako, Mali to Paris around 1982.
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His energetic style is conserved in the threads left hanging at the end of stitching, their red color often emphasizing the process of transformation from discarded garment to designer statement.
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Kouyaté's reshaping of garments includes the transformation of dresses into skirts, skirts into bags, stockings into halter tops, and sweaters stitched together to create dresses. His work also incorporates aspects of his roots and life, which encloses contemporary, urban Africa as well as the fashion worlds of Paris and New York.
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The designer's personal background, as well as his work, drew substantial attention from both the fashion and the international press, particularly in the early 1990s.
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In the early 2000s, Kouyaté continued to design actively, marketing his clothing through several shops in Paris and for international clients.
Credits:
XULY.Bët by Lamine Badian KOUYATÉ
CEO Rodrigo MARTINEZ
Photographer & Art Director Ismaël MOUMIN
Stylist & Creative Consultant Jenke Ahmed TAILLY
Executive Assistant Léo GRÉAU
Production Félix ROUSSEAU
Make up Nafik BOUCHAREB
Hair Aude ANDREA
Assistant Clara VIDONI
PR Juliette Delpech - Lucien Pagès
© XULY.Bët
Press Office: Lucien Pagès
