About & Info
Severine Devailly is a young French fashion designer and also a model.
At only 18, she was working at the women and men accessories production for John Galliano for 2 years in Paris. She learned a lot and decided to try things for herself. She then moved to the United Kingdom to improve her English.
Severine Devailly opened her own company in 2007 at only 22, in Kenya. The employees of her company are paid above the minimal rate and she also offers medical insurance, a big help for people living Africa. She also helps people in need and raises money for charity.
Severine Devailly's garments are ethically produced, which means they have been produced with respect for people, such as reasonable work hours, no child labour , a fair living wage... This also means encouraging crafting and artisans by creating products that have been crafted using artisan skills, which preserve the perpetuation of tradition.
Her designs are “Euro-Afro” because of the ethical material “shiny kikoi” from Kenya used with fresh and funky ideas. Each of her designs are also named by different streets, areas or road of Kenya.
The garments Severine Devailly are ethically produced and unique.
Around the web:
Discover Fashion in Kenya with Severine Devailly
http://www.zimbio.com
Fashion in Africa: ask for Severine Devailly
http://africatittude.blogspot.com
Article in the online magazine ZIMBIO where the Dress Isa is pointed as a fashion do:
http://www.zimbio.com
Severine Devailly on TV, on Art Scene on KTN:
http://www.youtube.com
