Jackie Franklin

This collection is a bold exploration of Afro-Surrealism, a celebration of Black imagination, resilience, and radical creativity. It challenges the dynamics of masculinity vs femininity in black culture. This collection confronts the absurdity of life with wit and wonder, transforming discomfort into art, and the everyday into the extraordinary. It addresses the duality of Afro-Surrealism: reclaims power through satire, spectacle, and spirit. While Surrealism traditionally taps into the subconscious to distort and reimagine reality, Afro-Surrealism takes it further. Crafting a dreamlike existence that challenges logic, yet feels deeply familiar.

In this collection, I channel the energy of visionary artists like Alim Smith, Donald Glover, Kendrick Lamar; creators who unapologetically bend reality to make their worlds feel bigger, braver, and boundless. Silhouettes are exaggerated, proportions intentionally irregular, a visual declaration that there are no rules here. The garments come alive with bold pattern mixing, patchwork appliqués, airbrushing , and novelty memorabilia. Non-traditional materials such as jewelry, hair accessories, and braiding hair blur the line between streetwear and art .

This collection proudly mixes nostalgia, culture and abstraction: sculpting each garment into a joyful act of expression. It is not just clothing ,it is a celebration of what it means to exist, loudly and freely, in a world that often demands quiet conformity.