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What does fashion mean to you?
Adriana Talansi: Fashion defines our personality and what we are, the way we dress defines us in a certain way it is not just bits of fabrics.

Most unforgettable experience as a designer.
Adriana Talansi: Certainly in London during the AFWL 2017, the place of the event really changed podiums that I had known in the past, it was really beautiful and amazing.

Tell us about the collection you intend to showcase on AFWN runway
Adriana Talansi: I am expecting a lot of reactions because I wanted to represent our identity as Africans. That’s why I called this collection “Identity”. I consider each piece artistically and not as a garment.

How do you feel about the growing number of designers in Africa?
Adriana Talansi: I think it’s a very good thing and it helps creativity and pushes us as creators to always push our imagination.

What is your outlook on African fashion and its impact worldwide?

Adriana Talansi: We find Africa already for a long time among the biggest names in fashion and Africa finds its place naturally in this world and this is only the beginning believe me.

Content Courtesy Of Africa Fashion Week Nigeria & Nairobi Fashion Hub