IGC Fashion and Salford Slow Fashion’s Woven Worlds Challenges Colonial Legacies Through Fashion

“Woven Worlds” is a collaborative fashion project led by IGC Fashion (Uganda) and Salford Slow Fashion (UK) that connects Uganda’s ancient Lubugo (barkcloth) tradition with Manchester’s industrial cotton history. The project confronts colonial legacies and modern waste colonialism by exposing how textile waste flows from the UK to Uganda. Through community-led, two-piece costume collections, the designers use fashion as a tool for education, resistance, and social change.

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Quilted jacket in collaboration with @sarahjoy.ford.
Natural dye by @talielinseed
All designed, pattern cut and sewn by @needlewomanjess and @katende_
*Designer: @jessie_fruitbat , collaborator: @katende___ sponsors: @eastafricaarts @britishcouncil buganda herritage and tourism board,
* Models: @mukulu.a, @eviecorney , @tojuub
Photographers: @jodyhartley_photos & @kibuuka_mukisa
Accessories and styling @memegold