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Co-founder and Creative Director
Kotami is a fashion brand that bridges the gap between sustainability and style. Founded in 2017. Made with love in São Paulo, Dhaka, Atlanta, and LA. online store
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None of these Words Were in the Bible
None of These Words Were in The Bible
Zine founded by me, Sharon Musa and Beimnet Shitaye
Kotami x Loraiya
Collaboration with multimedia artist Loraiya featuring
hand-made Suminagashi marled prints on bodysuits custom made for the music video of Loraiya's single "Reincarnation"
Featuring performances by Lauren, Clark, Aishah, Sarah, and Mia
Keyi: Folklore
Deck cards designed and made by Helen Lin
Card game link
keyi x kotami
second skin/vessel
secondskin/vessel is a collection of sheer garments designed to trace, stretch, and distort the topographic curves of our bodies. Its grids and contours mimic geographic maps, fingerprints, DNA sequences, and other visual markers of bodily identification.
Prabal Gurung Spring 2020
Conceptualized and produced "Who Gets to Be American?" sashes for the Prabal Gurung Spring 2020 finale at New York Fashion Week 2019, also featured in the 2021 MET Costume Institute's exhibition "America: A Lexicon in Fashion"
Photo: Victor Virgile (left), MET Costume Institute (bottom)
Art made for t-shirts, denim jacrons, and runway show e-invitations for Prabal Gurung's Spring 2020 collection presented at New York Fashion Week in September 2019
Xibuccal Conversation
Performed in Princeton University Lewis Center for the Arts 2019 Performance Lab
Wearable instruments designed and made by Maria Clara Otani and Eli Berman
Performed by Eli Berman, Allison Spann, and Tim Ruszala
Cinematography and editing by Janette Lu featuring Sophie Wheeler
Kotami Spring 2019: Extra
This collection was entirely sourced using discarded and recycled fabric.
Kotami and Helen Lin: Continuous Reward
We collaborated with visual artist Helen Lin to create exclusive pieces with prints designed by her. The pieces function as wearable sculptures that express repeating images of fandom, sensationalism, and hyper-cuteness and push the adolescent literary and artistic form underneath the lens of a critical setting.
Photography by Elaine Romano
Kotami Spring 2018: Raw
Our inaugural original collection. Handmade. This collection was entirely sourced using discarded and recycled fabric.
Photography by Elaine Romano
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