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Kenya / India

Anil Padia

  • Artisan handwork
  • Slow production
  • Cultural storytelling

Anil Padia founded Yoshita 1967 around handcraft, cultural memory and long-term relationships with makers. Shaped by a Kenyan–Indian lineage and experience between Nairobi and Paris, the label works with women-led craft communities.

Portrait of Anil Padia
Published by LVMH Prize; see source for image credits · Copyrighted; see source terms.

Five looks to know

Yoshita 1967 — Silver embellished ensembles — Anil Padia, 2024

Collection selection

Yoshita 1967 — Silver embellished ensembles

2024 · Temple Road

A representative garment design from Anil Padia’s Temple Road collection for Yoshita 1967, presented in the collection’s visual story.

Yoshita 1967; film direction Michael Mwangi Maina, cinematography Fred Odede; still photographer not separately specified
Yoshita 1967 — Black ring-embellished dress — Anil Padia, 2024

Collection selection

Yoshita 1967 — Black ring-embellished dress

2024 · Temple Road

A representative garment design from Anil Padia’s Temple Road collection for Yoshita 1967, presented in the collection’s visual story.

Yoshita 1967; film direction Michael Mwangi Maina, cinematography Fred Odede; still photographer not separately specified
Yoshita 1967 — Red fringed dress — Anil Padia, 2024

Collection selection

Yoshita 1967 — Red fringed dress

2024 · Temple Road

A representative garment design from Anil Padia’s Temple Road collection for Yoshita 1967, presented in the collection’s visual story.

Yoshita 1967; film direction Michael Mwangi Maina, cinematography Fred Odede; still photographer not separately specified
Yoshita 1967 — Beaded headpiece — Anil Padia, 2024

Collection selection

Yoshita 1967 — Beaded headpiece

2024 · Temple Road

A representative beaded accessory from Anil Padia’s Temple Road collection for Yoshita 1967, presented in the collection’s visual story.

Yoshita 1967; film direction Michael Mwangi Maina, cinematography Fred Odede; still photographer not separately specified
Yoshita 1967 — Green embellished trouser ensemble — Anil Padia, 2025

Collection selection

Yoshita 1967 — Green embellished trouser ensemble

Confections × Collections 2025

A representative Yoshita 1967 ensemble by Anil Padia, shown at Confections × Collections at Mount Nelson in 2025.

Dicker and Dane

Collections & archive pieces

1 collections represented · 1 piece

Spring/Summer 2025

1 piece

About Anil Padia

Its slow production model treats training and continuity as part of design, using clothing to explore identity and overlooked stories.

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LVMH Prize: Yoshita 1967
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