Ibrahim 'Ib' Kamara

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Ibrahim 'Ib' Kamara is a stylist and fashion director who interrogates masculinity through his styling and art direction. He was named art and image director for OFF-WHITE in May 2022.

Born in Sierra Leone, Kamara grew up in the Gambia before moving to London aged 11. His project 2026 - shot in South Africa with photographer Kristin-Lee Moolman - explored the future of black masculinity, photographing street cast models in clothing scavenged from dumpsters and refashioned pieces bought from local Johannesburg markets. It was included in Somerset House's 2016 exhibition Utopian Voices Here and Now.

Previously mentored by Buffalo stylist Barry Kamen, Kamara has worked as costume stylist on musician Sampha’s short film “Process,” directed by Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar. In 2017, he worked with Nadine Ijewere on her #StellaBy collaboration. He has also worked for brands including Louis Vuitton by Virgil Abloh, Dior, Stella McCartney and Nike. Kamara held the role of senior fashion editor-at-large for i-D Magazine for two years before he was appointed editor-at-large for Dazed Magazine in 2021, where he later became editor-in-chief in January 2022.

Ibrahim 'Ib' Kamara is a stylist and fashion director who interrogates masculinity through his styling and art direction. He was named art and image director for OFF-WHITE in May 2022.

Born in Sierra Leone, Kamara grew up in the Gambia before moving to London aged 11. His project 2026 - shot in South Africa with photographer Kristin-Lee Moolman - explored the future of black masculinity, photographing street cast models in clothing scavenged from dumpsters and refashioned pieces bought from local Johannesburg markets. It was included in Somerset House's 2016 exhibition Utopian Voices Here and Now.

Previously mentored by Buffalo stylist Barry Kamen, Kamara has worked as costume stylist on musician Sampha’s short film “Process,” directed by Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar. In 2017, he worked with Nadine Ijewere on her #StellaBy collaboration. He has also worked for brands including Louis Vuitton by Virgil Abloh, Dior, Stella McCartney and Nike. Kamara held the role of senior fashion editor-at-large for i-D Magazine for two years before he was appointed editor-at-large for Dazed Magazine in 2021, where he later became editor-in-chief in January 2022.

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