"This is our second year," said Gabrielle Napolitano, director of Partnerships and Communications at the Brooklyn Made Store under the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce. "We're here to support Brooklyn businesses; this show is another creative avenue to showcase the borough's designers."
Constance Bernard, designer of the collection "Haiti Made Paris," brought a thought-provoking cultural statement to the showcase. "I'm a multidisciplinary artist, and in this collection, I wanted to address the complex history between Haiti and France," said Bernard. "There's an irony in how the name 'Paris' symbolizes high fashion, yet the layers behind that word include histories of slavery and revolution."
Adeleke Sijuwade, whose "L Collection" draws heavily from his Nigerian heritage and years spent curating vintage pieces, said, "I started in the 1980s with a vintage collection, which gave me a deep-rooted sense of fashion history. Tonight's show is a celebration of hidden talent."
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