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This dress was cut from forgotten curtains and stitched with care in our small Dakar atelier. You can still see the past in its weave — a faded pattern, a soft hem. It’s not delicate, it’s alive. Shot by Rousslan Dion. Featuring Veronique Lopes.
Nothing here is fast or polished. Just fabric, breath, and time. This one-of-a-kind look is made in Dakar from repurposed curtains, ready to live many lives. Shot by Rousslan Dion. Worn by Veronique Lopes.
A sheer overlay dress in reclaimed voile with delicate golden embroidery. Made in Dakar by our mother-daughter atelier, it honors the slow rhythms of care and quiet luxury. Featuring Veronique Lopes. Photo by Rousslan Dion.
Hand-sewn in Dakar, this upcycled garment tells its story in texture. One-of-a-kind and gently unfinished, it’s made for softness, not spectacle. Shot by Rousslan Dion. Model: Veronique Lopes.
Black-owned, woman-led, and made by hand in Dakar. This one-of-a-kind piece blends West African craft with quiet luxury—no mass production, no fast fashion. Just softness, memory, and power. Shot by Rousslan Dion. Model: Veronique Lopes.
For the soft life you deserve. This slow-fashion look is handmade in Dakar by a mother-daughter atelier using reclaimed fabrics and pure intention. Shot by Rousslan Dion. Featuring Veronique Lopes.
Built for women who crave softness and refuse the myth of resilience. This garment is light, honest, and made to feel like home. Black-owned. Dakar-crafted. Shot by Rousslan Dion. Model: Veronique Lopes.
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Not just ethical — ancestral. This upcycled dress is stitched by hand in Dakar, in a space run by two generations of Black women. Support slow fashion rooted in real stories. Photo: Rousslan Dion. Worn by Veronique Lopes.
Some of these pieces carry a whisper of Black cowgirl energy—straw hats, open fields, slow days. It’s not a trend. It’s a reclamation. A blending of rural Black Americana and West African craftsmanship. Because softness rides, too.
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Nirie L'atelier - La Corde A Linge
We made La Corde à Linge for people who love clothes that feel real. Clothes that already feel like yours. Not perfect, not polished — just full of care.
La Corde à Linge is a love letter to softness, slowness, and staying grounded. Shot by Rousslan Dion and worn by Veronique Lopes, this collection is 100% one-of-a-kind, handmade in Dakar by a mother-daughter atelier using reclaimed cotton, vintage la
A soft nod to Black cowboy heritage—this look pairs vintage embroidery with a wide-brimmed hat, photographed in open fields. Handmade in Dakar. Black-owned. Shot by Rousslan Dion. Model: Veronique Lopes.
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Prairie soul, Dakar hands. This piece bridges the Black Southern aesthetic and West African craft—stitched slowly, styled freely. Veronique Lopes photographed by Rousslan Dion in our La Corde à Linge collection.
nspired by the clotheslines that dance across Senegal, and by the work of lingères—the women who wash and restore each piece by hand—this is West African soft luxury. Rooted in care, not flash. Built on connection, not production. Every piece holds a
For the Black cowgirls who ride gentle but fierce. This one-of-a-kind look combines slow fashion, linen softness, and quiet power. Crafted in Dakar. Shot by Rousslan Dion. Featuring Veronique Lopes.
This collection is about softness. About taking your time. It’s inspired by the clotheslines you see all over Dakar — fabric moving in the breeze, sun-dried and full of life.
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This sheer piece flows like water. It was once a tablecloth. Now it’s something else entirely. Made with intention, worn with ease. Featuring Veronique Lopes. Shot by Rousslan Dion in the light we love.
A sheer wrap dress with subtle hand-stitched details, handmade in Dakar. Worn like a breeze, not to impress but to belong. From the La Corde à Linge collection. Shot by Rousslan Dion. Model: Veronique Lopes.
Made in our Dakar workshop, this airy dress is sewn from reclaimed fabric that once lived another life. It’s light on the skin, easy to move in, and meant to be worn, not admired from afar. Shot by Rousslan Dion. Worn by Veronique Lopes.
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Each piece was made by hand in our Dakar atelier, run by my mother and me. We work with what already exists: vintage lace, reclaimed cotton, old linens with a past. Nothing new. Nothing wasted.
A dress that’s more feeling than fashion. It shifts with the wind and holds onto light. The fabric came from someone’s past. Now it’s part of yours. Photo: Rousslan Dion. Model: Veronique Lopes.
A gauzy, long-line piece sewn slowly in Dakar. You can wear it alone or layered — it’s not about how it looks but how it lets you feel. Photo by Rousslan Dion. Worn by Veronique Lopes.
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Built from scraps that used to hang on someone else’s line, this sheer dress carries memory. Its fabric is light, yes — but there’s weight in the story. Photographed by Rousslan Dion. Model: Veronique Lopes.
This look plays with scale and ease: a full skirt layered over oversized palazzo pants that gather neatly at the waist. They look big off the body — but they fall just right. Shot by Rousslan Dion. Featuring Veronique Lopes and our four-legged friend
This outfit doesn’t follow rules. The pants are one size, made to fold, wrap, and gather like fabric waiting on a clothesline. Layered with a skirt, styled with a cowboy hat, it’s part Southern breeze, part Dakar street. Shot by Rousslan Dion.
This is what we mean by soft power. A big pant. A wide skirt. A woman who takes her time. This look is easy to wear and made to move. Shot in Dakar by Rousslan Dion. Model: Veronique Lopes.
This one-of-a-kind set uses embroidered fabric rescued from abandoned fabric in Dakar. Remade with intention and ease. For those who see the sacred in the worn. Shot by Rousslan Dion. Featuring Veronique Lopes.
A strapless bandeau made from vintage crochet, paired with loose cotton pants embroidered with old florals. Worn like memory, made like ritual. Shot by Rousslan Dion. Model: Veronique Lopes. Only one exists.
Raw-edged seams and hand-finished hems mark this as a piece without pretension—just texture, light, and softness. Made in Dakar. For those who crave comfort without compromise. Shot by Rousslan Dion. Veronique Lopes in frame.
Oversized on the hanger, perfect on the body. These palazzo pants adjust to you. Layered with a flowing skirt and topped with a cowboy hat, this look rides the line between West African craft and Black cowgirl freedom. Photo: Rousslan Dion.
This look began with a torn tablecloth. Now reborn into soft luxury: a hand-sewn dress with honest volume and quiet strength. Shot by Rousslan Dion. Model: Veronique Lopes.
One-of-a-kind palazzo trousers embroidered with vintage floral patterns, crafted slowly in our Dakar atelier. Because color, comfort, and craft belong together. Shot by Rousslan Dion. Featuring Veronique Lopes.
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This layered set was sewn slow. The pants stretch wide and cinch softly. The skirt floats. The dog came along for the walk. Shot by Rousslan Dion. Model: Veronique Lopes.
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