Agbada
Humble on a Technicality
An ivory agbada with tonal embroidery. Ceremonial in shape, modest in volume, unmistakable in effect.
Ivory on ivory is a confident choice disguised as a modest one. From across the room it reads as calm. Up close, the detail rewards anyone who looks properly.
He would describe himself as humble. On a technicality.
The man before the clothes
- Made for
- The Quiet Particular
- Occasion
- Family thanksgiving, front row.
- The brief
- I don’t want to look like I’m trying. I also don’t want to look like I didn’t.
- Intended effect
- The man his family looks up to, without anybody having to say it.
The evidence
The details, for anyone who looks properly.
- Fabric
- Ivory cotton-silk blend
- Silhouette
- Classic agbada with a softened shoulder
- Embroidery
- Tonal ivory embroidery, visible up close and quiet from across the room
- Craftsmanship
- Ivory on ivory means every stitch shows, so every stitch has to be right
