Central Saint Martins graduate Yasmina Atta looked to Nollywood film when designing her "shapeshifting" fashion collection, which is an exploration of post-colonial African identity.
The collection, called Kosmos in Blue, comprises three different looks that Atta created during the coronavirus lockdown for her graduate project.
The Nigerian designer brought together an eclectic range of references to create the garments, from African folklore and Hausa architecture to Japanese anime characters and 1960s retrofuturist films.
The resulting designs aim to tell a story of transformation through the creation of this "hybrid" character, which combines elements of mysticism and futurism, and western and African culture.

Her images for the collection have been deliberately given a vintage, low-res feel. Atta took particular inspiration from Senegalese film director Djibril Diop Mambe?ty, who was famous for his dream-like depictions of post-independent African society in the 1960s and 70s.
In order to explore "the surreal within a person that emerges from a post-colonial African identity", the designer created an image of a person shapeshifting using motorised butterfly wings.
The wings, which are made from leather that has been laser-etched with traditional tribal patterns, are paired with a leather jacket boasting a puffy collar, a blocky mini skirt and woollen leg warmers.

This so-called hybrid character represents the diverse mix of cultures that ...