Label Love: Celebrate Kenyan Prints With Suno

imageSome people collect postage stamps, others collect bobble head dolls and then there’s collectors like Max Osterweis. Max spent over a decade collecting textiles from his visits to Kenya. The young designer and filmmaker realized he could use the fabrics to create garments and spread his love of Kenya even further. Suno was founded in 2008 with fellow designer Erin Beatty with their designs and samples made in New York and then produced in small workshops in Kenya. The Fall 2010 collection was inspired by American interior design from the 1960s, traveling to Turkey, Paris and India with it all taking root with traditional East African textiles. I love the big swing jackets and flirty mini skirts and dresses all in exuberant patterns. The Suno girl isn’t afraid to mix prints together, show off her gams, and above all else, put her sunny face on. It’s no wonder Kate Bosworth was seen recently at Coachella wearing a Suno dress! Take a look at my slideshow to see my favorite looks from the Fall 2010 collection.

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