The gender-fluid Nigerian clothing label Lagos Space Programme was founded by non-binary designer Adeju Thompson in 2018.
The gender-fluid Nigerian clothing label Lagos Space Programme was founded by non-binary designer Adeju Thompson in 2018.
Ifebusola Shotunde
The label's garments are inspired by African heritage design and queer culture.
The label's garments are inspired by African heritage design and queer culture.
Isabel Okoro
Lagos Space Programme applies adire, a traditional Yoruba indigo resist-dyeing practice, to contemporary knitwear pieces. Thompson calls this method "post adire."
Lagos Space Programme applies adire, a traditional Yoruba indigo resist-dyeing practice, to contemporary knitwear pieces. Thompson calls this method "post adire."
Kadara Enyeasi
Thompson's designs tie together heritage styles with playful queer iconography in a marriage of traditional and contemporary.
Thompson's designs tie together heritage styles with playful queer iconography in a marriage of traditional and contemporary.
Isabel Okoro
Lagos Space Programme's spring-summer 2021 collection debuted at Milan Fashion Week this January.
Lagos Space Programme's spring-summer 2021 collection debuted at Milan Fashion Week this January.
Kadara Enyeasi
Lagos Fashion Collective is set to show its new collection at the Milan Fashion Week, in September.
Lagos Fashion Collective is set to show its new collection at the Milan Fashion Week, in September.
Kadara Enyeasi
Thompson's designs will feature in the Africa Fashion Exhibition at London's Victoria and Albert Museum in June 2022.
Thompson's designs will feature in the Africa Fashion Exhibition at London's Victoria and Albert Museum in June 2022.
Kadara Enyeasi
Thompson, 30, grew up in Lagos and has always lived in Nigeria, bar a stint studying fashion design in the UK.
Thompson, 30, grew up in Lagos and has always lived in Nigeria, bar a stint studying fashion design in the UK.
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Thompson says: "I want Lagos Space Programme to champion conversations around gender, indigenous knowledge and highlighting an alternate narrative around the African experience."
Thompson says: "I want Lagos Space Programme to champion conversations around gender, indigenous knowledge and highlighting an alternate narrative around the African experience."
Ifebusola Shotunde