Ibrahim Kamara in line with the untimely exit of Virgil Abloh has taken up the mantle of leadership as Off-White Brand’s first Art and Image Director.
The newly appointed Sierra Leone-born designer Ibrahim Kamara is the current Dazed Editor-in-Chief , and has since confirmed the appointment on Saturday in an Instagram post.
See his statement below :
The off-white brand also announced via its official Instagram page on Saturday that Ibrahim Kamara will be joining the company as its new Art and Image Director. A role that will give him the authority to supervise and run the artistic direction of the brand.
Ibrahim Kamara was born in Sierra Leone , but raised in The Gambia. He moved to London when he was 11. He is an alumnus of Central Saint Martins, he exhibited at Somerset House as part of the exhibition Utopian Voices Here and Now. Kamara began his career at Kenzo before being tapped as fashion editor at British bi-monthly magazine i-D. In addition to consultancies, he also collaborated with Burberry and Ricardo Tisci on its fashion shows.