MOSSI TRAORÉ

Mossi Traoré, social entrepreneur and fashion designer, launched his women's ready-to-wear brand in 2016. His business enables him to finance the integration and sewing apprenticeship school, Les Ateliers d'Alix, where he passes on his knowledge to students. In 2020, he was awarded the ANDAM prize and has since participated in Paris Fashion Week. In March 2023, he was invited to Lomé by UNESCO as part of a study on fashion in Africa.

The Antik Batik - Culture and Crafts award includes a study trip to India, alongside Gabriella Cortese, founder and creative director of Antik Batik. During this study trip, he will meet with artisans with whom the brand has collaborated for 30 years, discovering the secrets of the Batik embroidery and printing arts, handed down from generation to generation.