Fashion Envie returns to NYC for the 7th annual installation entitled EXO TERRA featuring an art installation and a F.U.N talk.Â
The mission of EXO TERRA is to highlight the creative pursuits of immigrants through an art installation featuring fine art, sculpture, photography, and fashion accessories that speak to the theme. Accompanied by a poetic monologue and a fireside chat inspired by the journey, survival, and arrival. Our  panelists are invited to share their stories to a diverse audience of POC and the community that supports them.Â
Art by Dotun Abeshinbioke, Elesha Casimir, JDÂ Botia, and Jennifer Nnamani
Light refreshments will be served
Fashion Envie (Fashion + Art + Life) is a curated and eco-focused fashion and art installation launched in New York City in April 2013. Fashion Envie has featured more than 15 womenswear fashion and accessory designers from 10 countries including Japan, Nigeria, Cameroon, USA etc.
The mission of FEÂ is to highlight the unconventional works of independent, sustainable, and fashion forward designers/artists as well as highlighting the importance of diversity in fashion.
Through Fashion Understanding Nature (F.U.N Talk), the platform invites our guest speakers to share their multidimensional experiences
Ani is an entrepreneur, investor and hustler who believes in growing ideas from zero and challenging the status quo. He splits the majority of his time between running GRC, a digital agency focused on scaling early stage companies and Sanyal Capital Group, a real estate investment group in the NYC Metro region. He has built businesses, beat kidney failure and is proud to share his story with you. (Visit AniHustles.com)
Exploring issues pertaining to self identity, experience, and emotion, Elesha Casimir’s work seeks to understand and communicate such topics through visual and tactile mediums. Looking deeply inward she digitally manipulates photographed self portraits as a tool for examination. In addition to photography she uses common materials such as yarn, found objects, plastic and paper to create non-traditional textiles.  Her multi-medium body of work is saturated in story telling, process, and diversity.
Nic Adedokun is a first generation American to an Ivorian Mother and Nigerian father. He uses clothing as a tool to help produce his art of Wardrobe Styling. His experience is multifaceted which is his main influence behind his style. Nic chooses not to conform which allows him to be open-minded and rebel against social norms. As a Wardrobe stylist, he pushes the idea of individuality understanding that a garment is a garment until the right person wears it. Entrepreneurship and Creativity specifically the meaning it possesses in his life has molded him into the Stylist he is today.
Jacques came to Chicago as a nine year old refugee from Togo, Africa in 2007. Arriving to the United States at a young age, he did not fully experience and understand the cultural life in Togo. His passionate pursuit for design stems from his African background and immigration to the United States. This has led him to exploring the dual nature of his cultural identities, often negotiating between his African roots and new home in the States.
This brings forth an intention of creating a modern African identity. Inspired by dress practices of Togo and other parts west Africa, Jacques is able to use it as a source of influence on how to confront masculinity through art.
