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Fashion Designer & Educator from Kolwezi, DRC 🇨🇩
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Shop my designs at @sheinofficial
As seen in @dmregister, @usatoday, @cosmopolitan 💕

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LOOK 04 | FLEUVE CONGO ✨🇨🇩

A different take on Congolese elegance! This wide-leg black jumpsuit features red satin accents, an oversized neckline, African-print details, and dramatic black tulle sleeves. Inspired by the Congo River, this look explores how the length of this River can evolve through more unconventional long silhouettes.

✨ Designer & Creative Director: @belange_handmade by @belangemutunda

✨ Photographer: @lydiakatanga_ for @lubumbashifashionweek

✨Model: @albertakatanga_it

#BelangeHandmade #FromHeritageToFuture #lubumbashifashionweek2026

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LOOK 02 | BOLD TRANSITION ❤️🇨🇩

A little more drama as we move from heritage toward the future! This look pairs a burgundy corset and fitted velveteen skirt with exaggerated African-print ruffles, and cowrie shells. It’s all about taking familiar elements of Congolese fashion and reimagining them through bolder shapes, textures, and proportions.

✨Designer & Creative Director: @belange_handmade by @belangemutunda

✨Photographer: @lydiakatanga_ of @lubumbashifashionweek

✨ Models: @_shaam_s (Editorial shoot) & @justhiamwarabu8 (runway show)

#BelangeHandmade #FromHeritageToFuture
#lubumbashifashionweek2026

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LOOK 03 | THE BRIDGE 🖤🇨🇩

Where heritage meets contemporary fashion! This look features a black romper decorated with cowrie shells, paired with an oversized African-print cape and flowing train. The contrast between the modern romper and dramatic traditional print represents the connection between our cultural roots and the possibilities of the future.

✨ Designer & Creative Director: @belange_handmade by @belangemutunda

✨ Photographer: @lydiakatanga_ for @lubumbashifashionweek

✨ Model: @_shaam_s

#BelangeHandmade #FromHeritageToFuture #lubumbashifashionweek2026

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LOOK 01 | HERITAGE IN BLOOM 🌺🇨🇩

Opening our From Heritage to Future collection with a celebration of Congolese heritage! This look combines vibrant African floral prints, cowrie shells, a structured corset bodice, and dramatic palazzo pants. Inspired by the boldness and extravagance of La Sapologie, it celebrates our love for color, elegance, and self-expression while introducing a touch of Afrofuturism.

✨Designer & Creative Director: @belange_handmade by @belangemutunda

✨ Photographer: @lydiakatanga_ for @lubumbashifashionweek

✨Model: @chris_tayloshy

#BelangeHandmade #FromHeritageToFuture #LubumbashiFashionWeek2026

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Fashion has always been about more than clothing.

Kenaia and Jaelie did not know each other before this photoshoot, yet these garments brought them together 🧡💚. What began as two strangers quickly turned into genuine chemistry, laughter, and an effortless sense of sisterhood 💕🤌🏽

Moments like these remind me that fashion can do more than dress people—it can create connection, spark conversation, and bring people together.

And while moments like these happen in real life, they live on because talented photographers know how to recognize them and preserve them. A huge thank you to James @jacreativephoto for capturing these beautiful, genuine moments and telling the story through his lens.

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👉🏾 Designer & Creative Director 💁🏾‍♀️: @belange_handmade by @belangemutunda

👉🏾 Muses 💕 : @_kenaiyaaa_ & @jaelie.noglo

👉🏾 Photographer 📸 : @jacreativephoto

#belangehandmade #desmoinesphotographer #afrocentricfashion

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Okay, last one. 💜

Because these close-ups deserve their own moment. 💫

The flowers. The details. The eyes. The softness. 😍

I swear Kenaiya walked straight out of a storybook for this shoot. ✨🌸

👉🏾 Designer & Creative Director : @belange_handmade by @belangemutunda 💕
👉🏾 Muse: @_kenaiyaaa_ 💫
📸: @jacreativephoto @jacreativefashion 💫

#BelangeHandmade #WearableArt #EditorialFashion #FashionPhotography #iowaphotographer

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How many times have you looked at these photos?

Me: Yes. 💜✨
Because Kenaiya looks like a real-life princess, and I’m honestly still not over it. 😍

👉🏾 Designer & Creative Director: @belange_handmade @belangemutunda
👉🏾 Muse: @_kenaiyaaa_ 💫
📸: @jacreativephoto @jacreativefashion

#BelangeHandmade #WearableArt #EditorialFashion #PrincessMoment #RealLifePrincess FashionPhotography PurpleAesthetic LuxuryFashion FashionDesigner BlackFashionDesigner MadeByBelange

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Belange Handmade x @sheinx__official @sheinofficial at the Giselle Magazine Fashion Week 2025 💕

🪡Designer : @belange_handmade

📍 : Atlanta, GA — July 5th, 2025

🔗 Outfit exclusively distributed and a available on @sheinx__official @sheinofficial (https://us.shein.com/designer/10001294
or tap the link in bio)

🎤Host: @gisellemagazine @gmfwofficial

📸: @614squills

💃🏽 Models: @_the_official_nida & @nailahaofficial
#belangehandmade #belangehandmadexshein #sheinxdesigner #gisellemagazine

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Belange Handmade x @sheinx__official @sheinofficial at the Giselle Magazine Fashion Week 2025 💕

🪡Designer : @belange_handmade

📍 : Atlanta, GA — July 5th, 2025

🔗 Dresses distributed exclusively by @sheinx__official @sheinofficial (https://us.shein.com/designer/10001294
or tap the link in bio)

🎤Host: @gisellemagazine @gmfwofficial

📸: @614squills

💃🏽 Model: @treblethreat & @giddemnation

#belangehandmade #belangehandmadexshein #sheinxdesigner #gisellemagazine

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Belange Handmade x @sheinx__official @sheinofficial at the Giselle Magazine Fashion Week 2025 💕

🪡Designer : @belange_handmade

📍 : Atlanta, GA — July 5th, 2025

🔗 Outfits distributed exclusively by @sheinx__official @sheinofficial (https://us.shein.com/designer/10001294
or tap the link in bio)

🎤Host: @gisellemagazine @gmfwofficial

📸: @614squills

💃🏽 Models: @janjay_ & @kenziehensen385

#belangehandmade #belangehandmadexshein #sheinxdesigner #gisellemagazine

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Belange Handmade x @sheinx__official @sheinofficial at the Giselle Magazine Fashion Week 2025 💕

🪡Designer : @belange_handmade

📍 : Atlanta, GA — July 5th, 2025

🔗 Outfit exclusively distributed and a available on @sheinx__official @sheinofficial (https://us.shein.com/designer/10001294
or tap the link in bio)

🎤Host: @gisellemagazine @gmfwofficial

📸: @614squills

💃🏽 Models: @promise.dweh & @_modelxo_

#belangehandmade #belangehandmadexshein #sheinxdesigner #gisellemagazine

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