Meet the artist

Abdel El Tayeb

Abdel El Tayeb is a French-Sudanese designer hailing from Bordeaux. Having studied at Olivier de Serres in Paris and the Ecole Nationale superieure des arts visuels de la Cambre in Brussels, El Tayeb’s designs are made with the intent to power the wearer, straddling the undefined middle market between ready-to-wear and couture. His clothes are made in Sudan and aim to reflect the country’s history and contemporary identity.