We should revive our textile industry for fashion to thrive
A textile worker in Altex EPZ Textile Manufacturing for foreign markets at Athi River. The forlorn Kenyan textile industry is depriving us of a necessary, delicious pleasure! PHOTO | FILE
Sabine told the conference, “Creative people love to play tricks with our natural reactions,” showcasing next-generation trends such as lace that feels nothing like lace and more like air, fabrics with an air conditioning, cooling effect, soft and hairy textures, interesting faux fur, woolie softness and stretch and skin-like membrane sensations like peeling an egg.
When you grasp that fabric is what determines the function of an outfit, the context upon which it shall be worn, you begin to get our warped, beyond late adopter picture.
At an earlier Fashion Focus Group in KikoRomeo, emerging designers disclosed a struggle finding variety in fabric, instead recycling what has been discarded on the tail end of Western seasons. It means in effect that from the go, we are several beats behind.
It is entirely possible I stumbled across the missing ingredient in the Kenyan fashion industry.
I suspect it happened precisely when Sabine Le Chatelier said that “Fashion isn’t just about eye catching but hand catching too.”
