Fashion Nerds

Mauritania / France

Kadiata Diallo

  • Artisanal hand-dyeing
  • Minimal tailoring
  • Fluid draping

Kadiata Diallo founded Niuku while studying at Studio Berçot in Paris in 2013. The label combines minimal cuts and careful tailoring with the color of her Mauritanian heritage.

Portrait of Kadiata Diallo
Via @niukud, Industrie Africa · Copyrighted; see source terms.

Five looks to know

Niuku — Striped belted tunic ensemble — Kadiata Diallo, 2021

Collection selection

Niuku — Striped belted tunic ensemble

Lagos Fashion Week 2021

A representative Niuku design by Kadiata Diallo, documented in Lagos Fashion Week 2021.

Lagos Fashion Week; individual photographer not specified in gallery
Niuku — Pale patterned trouser suit — Kadiata Diallo, 2021

Collection selection

Niuku — Pale patterned trouser suit

Lagos Fashion Week 2021

A representative Niuku design by Kadiata Diallo, documented in Lagos Fashion Week 2021.

Lagos Fashion Week; individual photographer not specified in gallery
Niuku — Orange hooded ensemble — Kadiata Diallo, 2021

Collection selection

Niuku — Orange hooded ensemble

Lagos Fashion Week 2021

A representative Niuku design by Kadiata Diallo, documented in Lagos Fashion Week 2021.

Lagos Fashion Week; individual photographer not specified in gallery
Niuku — Yellow shirt and pale trousers — Kadiata Diallo, 2021

Collection selection

Niuku — Yellow shirt and pale trousers

Lagos Fashion Week 2021

A representative Niuku design by Kadiata Diallo, documented in Lagos Fashion Week 2021.

Lagos Fashion Week; individual photographer not specified in gallery
Niuku — Striped long ensemble — Kadiata Diallo, 2021

Collection selection

Niuku — Striped long ensemble

Lagos Fashion Week 2021

A representative Niuku design by Kadiata Diallo, documented in Lagos Fashion Week 2021.

Lagos Fashion Week; individual photographer not specified in gallery

Collections & archive pieces

1 collections represented · 1 piece

Summer 2022

1 piece

About Kadiata Diallo

Hand-dyed cotton, linen and silk create fluid dresses and jackets, while work with cooperatives, deadstock fabrics and offcuts supports an approach attentive to materials and production.