Labrum news and archive

Labrum wins BFC/GQ Designer Fashion Fund 2026

Labrum has been named the winner of this year’s BFC/GQ Designer Fashion Fund. The brand’s founder, Foday Dumbuya, will be the recipient of a 100,000 pound grant prize, a year-long mentorship, pro-bono legal services, and access to specialist advisors. Launched in 2014, Labrum is known for sharing the untold stories of the diaspora merging...

Fashion |In Pictures

Lands’ End taps four LFW designers to reimagine its tote bag

American retailer Lands’ End has unveiled a collaboration with four London-based designers, Labrum, Talia Byre, Ashish and Priya Ahluwalia, ahead of London Fashion Week, which kicks off on February 19. Lands’ End tapped the LFW designers to reimagine its signature canvas tote bag “through their own distinctive creative lens,” to raise funds for...

Retail

Labrum to open pop-up in London

British African menswear brand Labrum is opening a pop-up store in London’s Soho “in the coming weeks”. Labrum, founded by Foday Dumbuya, is currently celebrating its 10th anniversary and has become known for blending traditional tailoring techniques with West African culture. In 2023, the British label won the Queen Elizabeth II Award for...

FeaturedMember

Fashion |In Pictures

Labrum London teams up with Guinness on a summer collection

British fashion brand Labrum London, which won the Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design 2023, has unveiled a capsule collection with Irish alcohol brand Guinness. The limited-edition summer capsule collection pays homage to the “joyful communion” the UK shares with those who have emigrated from Sierra Leone, Western Africa and features a...

FeaturedMember

Fashion

Browns Focus returns to highlight emerging talent

Luxury boutique retailer Browns is relaunching its emerging talent spotlight, ‘Browns Focus,’ with Series One featuring Conner Ives, Maximilian, Mariah Esa, Commission, Bianca Saunders, Labrum, Lueder, Saul Nash and Tsau. The initiative aims to celebrate not only new talent but also to highlight Browns’ legacy at nurturing innovative designers...