Ib Kamara, the creative director of Off White, imagined America and more specifically New York from an African perspective for the brand's New York Fashion Week debut.

The show, set against the backdrop of the city at Brooklyn Bridge Park's Pier 2, transformed the space into a giant basketball court. This setting helped convey the fusion of America and Africa through sportswear, architectural silhouettes, and military-inspired designs.

An infantry of clean-cut models wearing fighter jet earrings stormed the court, led by an Off White sporty number composed of a corseted vest with red detailing, a trompe l’œil skirt resembling a jacket wrapped at the hips over a sheer lightweight skirt, and soda bottle cap-embellished sandal heels.

The athletic nod could be seen throughout the show, with deep V-neck thermals resembling bodysuits, shoelace-decorated bucket bags, deconstructed sweatsuits with canine-embellished zipper pulls and varsity jackets, both bearing amusing graphics by Ghanaian artist Nan Danso. Africa’s flair was weaved into the show’s DNA with beaded sleeves resembling stacked bracelets, flowing wrap skirts, heavily bedazzled at the hips with pearls, chains, jewels, stars, and coins. As a salty breeze passed by, a full fishnet look where the airy material of the wrap skirt was swapped for a net with hooked piercings, a skintight sheer bedazzled long sleeve piece, appearing wet, and a starfish midi skirt, feathered at the bottom.

Grouping both American and African influences, army inspired pieces were paired with accessories such as a paper plane pochette bag, a fighter jet army style necklace, and bejewelled aviator sunglasses. Sierra Leon-born Ib Kamara also presented us with hand-painted African style armour over a khaki sweatshirt, pants and a strong-shouldered jacket, black pants with zip-on zip-off tactical pockets; an off-white camouflage raw-edge sergeants’ jacket with zippers running along its sleeves; and full peach camo Top Gun-esque jackets and pants to close.