mother of two and a former model

Burkina Faso is rich in cotton and incredible weaving traditions. The poorest of the poor are the heirs to ancient artisanal traditions that can only be rejuvenated at the luxury level because handwoven fabrics are extremely labour-intensive,” explains Simone Cipriani, who helms the Ethical Fashion Initiative. “Stella’s capacity to use materials from all over the world, along with her passion for involving people in a fair way in her supply chain — she is extremely serious about that — persuaded us to ask her to join with us.”Layers and pops of bright color are making a statement off the catwalks, as the runway shows move across the pond Cipriani’s delight when the news of Mr Armani’s support came through was at least as loud  Hermes Shoppingas Stella Jean’s. “It is something incredible!” he says now, still rather loudly.”That this work will be seen in the theatre of Armani!”dimension,” says Kingham.

 , she is a woman of 34, mother of two and a former model (although she disliked all but the fittings and watching the designers at work). She launched her eponymous label in Rome in 2011, but far from being an overnight success, she twice failed to even qualify for the talent competition “Who Is On Next,” supported by Vogue Italia as part of the Alta Roma schedule. It was third-time luck when she finally qualified, then won. Alta Roma’s elegant talent scout Simonetta Gianfelici helped to turn things Hermes Stevearound for Stella Jean, advising her to “be more sincere; do something that belongs only to you.” Stella Jean (her surname, though she doesn’t use it professionally, is Novarino) is half-Italian and half-Haitian. “I had struggled to find my identity,” she says. “I found it through my work. I put my two worlds together and found fashion was looking for that.” She calls her unique vision

“Wax & Stripes” — the latter for a father who hailed from industrial Turin and the former “for the black side of me, the black roots of the Caribbean islands.” “[Ethics] resonates, not only with our core values, but also our clientele,” says Tomasi Hill. “We’re Hermes Victoria bagpassionate about representing ethically-minded designers who collaborate with artisans around the world.” As for Stella Jean, “the world doesn’t need someone else to [just make] beautiful clothes,” she says. “We don’t need more empty aesthetic expressions. We have to grab a chance to do more, to tell more.” “I come from two worlds and I believe the more we meld together, the stronger we can be.” Marion Hume is a fashion journalist and a senior consultant for the United Nations’ ITC Ethical Fashion Initiative. He will not be front row to witness it, however. He’ll be in Ouaga, where he will share the glory with the weavers of the collec