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COLLECTION III

Vrede 919

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Launch
Sun - Mar 07, 2021 3:00 pm - 3:15 pm EDT
Status
Finished

Collection III is aimed to serve as a medium to educate the world about Vrede919's Nigerian Heritage. We do this by shedding light on a Nigerian music hero and activist, Fela Kuti, who is the inspiration behind this collection. His relevance is re-emphasized in these times due to his activism against police brutality in Nigeria, and there's no better time than now to do this, following the #ENDSARS movement that took place a couple of months ago in Nigeria. We do not want the fight of our youth to die down, which is why we would like to continue the story through our medium, fashion!
The second narrative of this collection has to do with the title of the collection, "Water No Get Enemy" (the title of one of Fela's most popular songs). It is translated to mean "nobody should hate anything as useful as water", and was named because the collection is predominantly made from denim, the biggest water waster in the fashion industry. Vrede919 wants to shed light on this problem; hence, we are only using sustainable methods that require little to no water to process the denim in this collection to support our message and educate consumers of the harm caused by this fabric to our environment.

Vrede 919 COLLECTION III

COLLECTION III Collection

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THE OBA LOOK.
THE OBA LOOK FEATURES A SHIRT, A PAIR OF JEANS ANDA CAPE. THIS CAPE IMITATES A TRADITIONAL PIECE WORN IN NIGERIA. IT IS KNOWN AS A “BABANRIGA” BY THE HAUSAS, AND AN “AGBADA” BY THE YORUBAS. WHEN
WORN, IT SIGNIFIES IMPORTANCE AND DEMANDS RESPECT, WHICH EXPLAINS WHY IT IS TITLED “OBA”.

OBA IS TRANSLATED TO MEAN “KING” IN YORUBA, A LANGUAGE SPOKEN MAINLY IN THE WESTERN PART
OF NIGERIA

THE OTO JACKET AND JEANS.
THE JACKET FEATURES OUR LOGO.
IT IS ALSO COMPLIMENTED WITH SUBTLE DETAILS SUCH AS STRIPS OF OUR SIGNATURE PRINT.

THE JEANS ARE EMBROIDERED WITH SIMILAR SHAPES THAT ARE OFTEN FOUND ON FELA KUTI’S STAPLE PIECES.

“OTO” IS TRANSLATED TO MEAN “UNIQUE” IN YORUBA, A LANGUAGE SPOKEN MAINLY IN THE WESTERN PART OF NIGERIA.

THE ORIN SHIRT & JEANS.

THE ORIN SHIRT FEATURES EMBROIDERED GUITARS, SIGNIFYING THE MUSIC ARTIST WHO IS ONE
OF THE SUBJECTS OF THE COLLECTION. THE JEANS ARE SPLIT AT THE ANKLE GIVING OFF A “FLARE LOOK”, WHICH WAS POPULAR AROUND THE MID 1960’S.
IT WAS DURING THE 1960’S THAT FELA KUTI ALSO DECIDED TO PUT A STOP TO LOVE SONGS, AND INSTEAD, BEGAN TO CHALLENGE THE UNJUST AUTHORITY OF NIGERIA.

“ORIN” IS TRANSLATED TO MEAN “MUSIC” IN YORUBA, A LANGUAGE SPOKEN IN THE WESTERN PART OF NIGERIA.

THE IFE SHIRT.
THIS LOOK CONSISTS OF AN ASYMMETRICAL SHIRT AND STRAIGHT LEG PANTS WITH DENIM CONTRAST STRIPS AT BOTH KNEES.

"IFE" IS TRANSLATED TO MEAN "LOVE" IN YORUBA, A LANGUAGE SPOKEN MAINLY IN THE WESTERN PART OF NIGERIA.

THE ADE SHIRT.
THE SHIRT FEATURES OUR SIGNATURE PRINT FOR THIS COLLECTION, WHICH WAS INSPIRED BY “UNDERGROUND SYSTEM”, AN ALBUM BY MUSIC ACTIVIST, FELA KUTI. THE PRINT ALSO FEATURED SIGNIFICANT DATES & PHRASES WHICH ARE RELATED TO THE #ENDSARS PROTEST.
“ADE” IS TRANSLATED TO MEAN “CROWN” IN YORUBA, A LANGUAGE SPOKEN MAINLY IN THE WESTERN PART OF NIGERIA.

THE AYO SHIRT.
THE SHIRT FEATURES OUR SIGNATURE PRINT FOR THIS COLLECTION, WHICH WAS INSPIRED BY “UNDERGROUND SYSTEM”, AN ALBUM BY MUSIC ACTIVIST, FELA KUTI.
THE PRINT ALSO FEATURED SIGNIFICANT DATES & PHRASES WHICH ARE RELATED TO THE #ENDSARS PROTEST.

“AYO” IS TRANSLATED TO MEAN “JOY” IN YORUBA, A LANGUAGE SPOKEN MAINLY IN THE WESTERN PART OF NIGERIA.

THE ASA SET, FEATURING A “KAFTAN- LIKE” SILHOUETTE, WHICH MIMICS A TRADITIONAL ATTIRE WORN
BY MEN IN VARIOUS PARTS OF NIGERIA.

“ASA” IS TRANSLATED TO MEAN “CULTURE” IN YORUBA, A LANGUAGE SPOKEN MAINLY IN THE WESTERN PART OF NIGERIA.

THE IRETI VEST AND JEANS.

IT FEATURES A PAIR OF WIDE LEG JEANS, IMITATING THE BELL-BOTTOM STYLE WHICH WAS PREVALENT DURING THE 60'S, A TIME WHEN FELA KUTI PUT A STOP TO LOVE SONGS, AND DECIDED TO CHALLENGE THE UNJUST AUTHORITY OF NIGERIA.

THE VEST IS SLEEVELESS AND HAS A DENIM CONTRAST TO ELEVATE IT'S AESTHETIC.

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