Yaku

Last season was a big one for Yaku Stapleton, not least because his namesake brand was reviewed and featured on the homepage of this very site for the first time. In the months since, the designer, who graduated from the Central Saint Martins MA program in 2023, has completed a residency at the Paul Smith Foundation (although he is still receiving support) and signed a deal with Nike. Essentially, he has been learning what it’s like to run a business alongside building a brand.