Designer Khady Sy Savane combines African fabrics with Paris coutureSy Savane grew up in a diff

Designer Khady Sy Savane combines African fabrics with Paris couture

Sy Savane grew up in a different part of Paris, but as a child, she began visiting la Goutte D’Or, an area that acts as a gateway for immigrants from North and West Africa. Today, her label, Mia Dreams, operates out of the neighborhood.

“They always have a story to tell,” she says of her patterns. “Wax in fact is really a cultural mirror where, through the fabric, we tell a story of the society in which we live today.”

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