Ventunna Bespoke
New York Fashion Week 2026
New York Fashion Week 2026
Ventunna Bespoke was founded by UK, Nigerian born designer Bashir Adejumo, whose practice centers on the intersection of African cosmology, memory, and structured tailoring. Coming from a family of designers and trained through over a decade of hands-on garment construction, Adejumo’s work resists trend cycles in favor of symbolic permanence and cultural authorship.
His collections frequently examine the distortion and marginalization of African spiritual systems, translating philosophical and ritual concepts into disciplined silhouettes and ceremonial garment structures. Rather than referencing heritage as ornament, his approach positions clothing as a vessel of cultural testimony.
The FW26 collection, Ajinde-Rebirth, continues this trajectory. Drawing on figures and cosmological principles within Yoruba thought, including Ifá, Èṣù, and Ṣàngó the collection explores themes of return, reclamation, and restored identity. The garments combine sculptural tailoring with symbolic embroidery and architectural layering, creating forms that function simultaneously as fashion and cultural artifact.
Adejumo’s work has been presented at New York Fashion Week, where his collections have been noted for their conceptual rigor and refusal of decorative exoticism. Through Ventunna, he continues to position African-centered design language within contemporary avant-garde fashion discourse.
His collections frequently examine the distortion and marginalization of African spiritual systems, translating philosophical and ritual concepts into disciplined silhouettes and ceremonial garment structures. Rather than referencing heritage as ornament, his approach positions clothing as a vessel of cultural testimony.
The FW26 collection, Ajinde-Rebirth, continues this trajectory. Drawing on figures and cosmological principles within Yoruba thought, including Ifá, Èṣù, and Ṣàngó the collection explores themes of return, reclamation, and restored identity. The garments combine sculptural tailoring with symbolic embroidery and architectural layering, creating forms that function simultaneously as fashion and cultural artifact.
Adejumo’s work has been presented at New York Fashion Week, where his collections have been noted for their conceptual rigor and refusal of decorative exoticism. Through Ventunna, he continues to position African-centered design language within contemporary avant-garde fashion discourse.
