FashionIn Abidjan, Lyanel Babli turns the Gulf of Guinea into couture
The young Ivorian designer unveiled Mémoires des abysses, a first collection mixing cowries, silk and upcycled plastic.
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In Abidjan, Lyanel Babli turns the Gulf of Guinea into couture
The young Ivorian designer unveiled Mémoires des abysses, a first collection mixing cowries, silk and upcycled plastic.
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