“Afrofuturism, for me, is imagination untethered by oppressive systems and powerfully rooted in the stars.”
Folds of linen and cotton ripple with a mosaic of eucalyptus and organic indigo, emulating cresting waves or shifting dunes. With an aesthetic so perfectly attuned to the contours and colours of the Australian landscape, it might come as a surprise to learn that Remuse Designs’ founder Tamara Leacock was born and bred a world away in New York.
Having worked in fashion journalism, in wholesale, on trade shows and in backstage production – in the UK, South Africa, Jamaica and beyond – Tamara has had an opportunity to contemplate the industry from almost every angle throughout her career. Yet as a creative director, her drive towards sustainability and ethical design isn’t guided by a sense of disenchantment, but rather by divine forces.
Tamara’s affinity for ecology and the strong sense of social justice she brings to her work can), Afrofuturism is a movement that has its roots in African diasporic experience, though the term was coined in the US in the 1990s. It harnesses technoculture and fantastical elements to inspire Black communities to imagine solutions to very real problems born from systemic oppression. “Afrofuturism, for me, is imagination untethered by oppressive systems and powerfully rooted in the stars,” Tamara says.
