Vancouver Fashion Week: Kas Wear

Posted by Pointy Toe Shoe Crew on 09/22/2012 ·         

On the second day of Vancouver Fashion Week, there was one designer who stood out from the crowd, and that was Uganda’s Ras Kasozi. His Kas Wear line was the closing show on Thursday night; it was worth the wait. The self-taught designer grew up in Kampala and was inspired to design by his tailor mother and a copy of Vogue he obtained as a teenager. His collection was heavily influenced by his home country where people can’t always afford high-end fashions, something that inspired his transformable outwear (we’re talking reversible jackets and coats that fold up into chic purses). The collection was a hit with the VFW crowd, and I dare say Kasozi can count his first showing outside Africa as a resounding success.
As usual, biiiiig thanks to Peter Jensen for the amazing photos.







All images copyright Peter Jensen Photography.
Oh, by the way…Kasozi is represented in North America by The Five Agency. Click here for our interview with The Five Agency CEO Justin Voitic!
There’s just one more day of Vancouver Fashion Week to go, but we’ve got lots more to share with you!
Much love, Madison Blake