Rihanna's Favourite Designer Jawara Alleyne on Culture and Clothes as a Language | In Fashion

Jawara Alleyne is an award-winning fashion designer and artist from Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Alleyne's collections are often the product of many references and extended research projects, which he uses to create personal narratives that directly inform his designs and key looks. Here, he talks to Hetty Mahlich about dressing Rihanna, fashion as a form of education and how his upbringing in the Cayman Islands and Jamaica informs his work today. https://www.showstudio.com/projects/in_fashion In Fashion is the SHOWstudio interview series profiling the individuals shaping the ever-changing landscape of contemporary fashion. Listen to the full conversation on the In Fashion podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/in-fashion/id1828171048 https://open.spotify.com/show/52vjM15G4HPaV4Sxw5bium?si=VF_keOQ3TZ2KQHo3pHdvFA Established in November 2000, SHOWstudio is an award-winning fashion website, founded and directed by Nick Knight, that has defined the manner in which fashion is presented via the Internet. A pioneer of fashion film and live fashion broadcasting, SHOWstudio is now recognised as the leading force behind these mediums, offering a unique platform to nurture and encourage fashion to engage with moving image in the digital age. In its documentation of fashion and the arts, SHOWstudio has collaborated with pop culture icons and creatives including Tracey Emin, Lady Gaga, John Galliano, Kate Moss, Alexander McQueen, Charles Jeffrey, Gareth Pugh and many more