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00:30 I like the idea of just making clothes that are not constrained by gender.
00:46 Anyone can wear anything, and let's say it's for everybody.
00:49 And I think it's a very beautiful idea that's evolved over time.
00:52 And I think, like I said, a lot of my work is very much part of who I am.
00:55 So I think my identity definitely reflects in my work, and
00:59 that's really how I've evolved.
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01:31 >> Gladiator masquerades are like gender bending masquerades that are sort of
01:47 like adorned by men to celebrate the matriarchy.
01:50 And when you look at that, you can definitely sort of see the sense of
01:54 gender bending and the very sort of like,
01:59 yeah, like gender bending in a historical context.
02:02 And I like to use historical ideas to dismantle this idea that it is a queerness
02:07 and gender fluidness really isn't a sort of imported narrative.
02:11 And it's been part of Yoruba culture for centuries.
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02:25 I'm not trying to offend anybody.
02:30 I'm just really expressing myself as a designer.
02:33 And through my work, I get sort of highlight that these ideas
02:37 are in Western constructs from a historical level and from a contemporary level.
02:42 And I think people get to learn something fresh and interesting.
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