Maki & Mpho, and Boston Fashion Week

While I’m blogging away in my office pajamas, Boston Fashion Week is in full swing.  The arrival of troupes of designers and fashion writers might seem to have little to do with Fletcher and our admissions process, except for this:

Maki Nakata, a 2013 graduate of the MIB program, will be hosting a Fashion Week event with her new clothing firm, Maki & Mpho.  Along with designer Mpho Muendane, Maki’s objectives are that “Maki & Mpho’s designs will bring the delightful, positive, and exciting aspects of African experience to the global audience.”  More details on their philosophy, which goes well beyond design and includes a strong focus on development and cultural exchange, can be found here.

A group of current students is planning to represent the Fletcher community at the event.  While fashion/design is not a typical post-Fletcher path, creative implementation of concepts learned here definitely is.