Fashion

The fashion industry in Uganda has raised some of the most innovative designers in the world.
Designers such as Xenson and Latiff are commonly known as creative geniuses’ within the fashion world. Not only have they established a name for themselves among an international crowd they have continued to be actively involved in creating social change through art in the communities they were brought up in. Both are responsible for establishing foundations in Uganda that train young people inventive designing skills.

Xenson

Ssenkaaba grew up during the brutality of Amin and Obote and the turbulent revolution of the NRA guerilla movement. As a child he drew and created art installations of soldiers and scenes of war. Later he joined Makerere's Margaret Trowel School of Industrial and Fine Art, one of the finest and oldest art institutions in Sub Saharan Africa, where he graduated with a First Class Honors Degree.

His first solo Art Exhibition at the German Cultural Centre aptly named “KALI CUWALEKALAFULU” (culturally colorful) was a shock in art circles. It was a provocative, and volatile show; he incorporated poetry and performance art to show the artwork in a guerilla street vendor-like manner as opposed to the traditional gallery exhibition.

Ssenkaaba’s works have prominently featured in magazines, newspapers, radio and television shows and numerous websites. Xenson Designs have been featured on Mnet’s studio 53 where he was described as the leading new wave of Fashion Designers. He has also been featured in the New Vision newspaper, the Daily Monitor newspaper as well as the Shwandorlf, a German newspaper. Recently he was featured in CLAM Magazine, a French magazine distributed in all major fashion cities of the world including Paris, Milan and New York.