B’Exotio Fashion

Belina Otas speaks with the founder of B’Exotio,Beatrice Arthur:

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On the styles she creates:

My concept was mixing linen and cotton fabrics with hand-woven clothes like kente, mudcloth and aso-oke. I focused a lot on the embroidery of multi-ethnic symbolism, and it was great fun to reflect my Russian and Akan heritage by mixing Cyrillic letters with Adinkra Symbols on my garments.

And her favorite fabrics

I used predominantly plain cottons and linens. They better suit the African climate. I also worked with silk and wool. Occasionally, I used a bit of polyester. In recent times, I work with tule and lace and organza and fabrics with lurex. I have experimented with plastics and zippers. I love recycling old clothing. I enjoy patchworks. Painting, adding sequins, shell, recycled glass beads.

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