One of the things we love doing and that holds a place of importance in our work, is to continue finding new ways to connect and engage with the girls and young women in the Esplanade community and instill in them leadership skills and experiences through arts projects.

After a few creative months led by fashion designer Sveltana Bassauer and with the precious nurturing of Nadifa Mohamed, on Saturday April 29th, the LAINI teens presented their first fashion show: "Throwback to the 90's"

The teens went through the full fashion experience. They began with creating vision boards and designs, transformed thrifted clothes into 90 styles, had a photo shoot and organize the show itself. During the show, parents, friends and community members saw the exhibit, enjoyed 90's songs sung by LAINI teen Janessa, and had snacks including Dunkaroos!

The teens learnt about project management, public presentation, collective creative work and collaboration, and had an opportunity to explore their own voice, tastes and ideas.