“The Godfather of Africa” One to watch, if not already on your watchlist, is Fashion Talent, Senegalese-Ivorian, Jenke Ahmed Tailly - @lejenke, here on the gram. The Creative has a portfolio to make any next generation fashion shaper both jealous and inspired. Tailly is a self-confessed ambassador for diversity in the fashion industry, constantly working towards ensuring a healthy narrative about and around the continent and its diaspora is publicly available and widely recognised. | | | "I'm flabbergasted when I go to a fashion show and I don't see a black model or an Indian model or an Asian model or anyone of colour in the front row," he told Elle magazine in 2015. “The buying power of those minorities is enormous—why are we still not represented enough?" | | | Jenke’s portfolio includes @britishvogue and @vogueitalia , @the_gentlewoman , @hm , L’Official and global phenomena, @beyonce. | | | #JenkeAhmedTailly #Lejenke #Stylist #CreativeDirector #BlackCreative #AfricanCreative #fashion #womenswear #menswear #style #Beyonce #Vogue #KanyeWest #Yeezy #KimK #KimKardashian #Senegal #IvoryCoast (at LockDown) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_5RJ6hjxMT/?igshid=12jx4vw65ho3k
