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{{Short description|Fashion label}}
{{more footnotes needed|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox company
| name = XULY.Bët Funkin' Fashion Factory
| industry = [[Fashion]]
}}
'''XULY.Bët Funkin' Fashion Factory''', or '''XULY.Bët''' ("to open your eyes wide" in [[Wolof language|Wolof]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lanz |first=Alexandre |date=2019-12-11 |title=Le retour en force de XULY.Bët |url=https://360.ch/tendances/54150-le-retour-en-force-de-xuly-bet/ |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=360° |language=fr-FR}}</ref>), is a luxury clothing line designed by Malian-Senegalese [[fashion design]]er Lamine Badian Kouyaté.
== Influences ==
Xuly BJulys is known for incorporating African influences into contemporary fashion.
== Accolades ==
In 1994, ''[[The New York Times]]'' awarded Lamine Badian Kouyate the Creator of the Year Award, and he was featured in the film [[Prêt-à-Porter (film)|''Ready-To-Wear'']]. In 1995, he began a collaboration with [[Puma (brand)|Puma]]; since then, the company has collaborated with various other brands including, [[APC by Schneider Electric|APC]], [[Absolut Vodka]], Naf Naf, [[3 Suisses|les 3 Suisses]], and Leclerc. Kouyate received the [[ANDAM]] Fashion Award in 1996, and was an active member of [[New York Fashion Week]] from 2009 to 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=XULY BËT |url=https://andam.fr/en/laureats/xuly-bet/ |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=Andam |language=en-GB}}</ref>
In 2018, he and his works were featured in the exhibit "African Metropolis" at the MAXXI Museo in [[Rome]].
== Lamine Badian Kouyaté ==
Kouyaté was born in Bamako on 28 December 1962. His father, [[Seydou Badian Kouyaté]], was a notable writer and politician. His mother, Dr. Henriette Kouyaté Carvalho d’Alvarengo became the first Malian woman to obtain a doctor's license at 75.
Lamine Kouyaté moved to France around 1986. He then began studying architecture at the École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Strasbourg.
He turned to fabrics and textiles as a medium for architecture. As he was working on the lightness of fabrics in the Hôpital Éphémère, XULY.Bët was created.
Kouyaté's interest in upcycling garments and incorporating [[Africa]]n styles made XULY.Bët an influential underground fashion label.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Borrelli-Persson|first=Laird|title=Fashion Insiders Azza Yousif and Michelle Elie on the Importance of Xuly.Bët Designer Lamine Kouyaté|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/azza-yousif-and-michelle-elie-on-the-importance-of-xuly-bet-designer-lamine-kouyate-on-fashion-and-their-lives|access-date=2020-09-29|website=Vogue|date=9 August 2019 |language=en-us}}</ref> He references the work of designers [[Azzedine Alaïa]] and [[Yves Saint Laurent (designer)|Yves Saint Laurent]]. His inspirations also come from [[punk rock]], [[grunge]], and [[funk]] music for his designs.
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== References ==
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== External links ==
*[https://www.xulybet.com XULY.Bët official website]
*[https://www.instagram.com/xulybetofficial/?hl=fr XULY.Bët Instagram]
*[https://www.facebook.com/xulybetofficial/ XULY.Bët Facebook]
*[https://www.nytimes.com/1993/05/02/style/prince-of-pieces.html "Prince of Pieces"]. Amy M. Spindler, ''[[The New York Times]]''. May 2, 1993.
*[https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/fashion/15web-fashion.html?em "Revealing New Layers of African Fashion"]. Guy Trebay, ''[[The New York Times]]''. February 14, 2009.
*[http://lamodaenlascalles.es/2019/06/13/lamine-kouyate-crear-una-marca-sostenible-es-el-unico-camino/ "Lamine Kouyate - crear una marca sostenible es el único camino]", Ana María Ferrer, ''La Moda en las Calles'', June 13, 2019.
*[https://360.ch/tendances/54150-le-retour-en-force-de-xuly-bet/ "Le retour en force de XULY.Bët"], Alexandre Lanz, ''360°'', December 11, 2019.
*[https://www.lemonde.fr/m-styles/article/2020/03/14/superproductions-peluches-vivantes-engagement-feministe-fashion-week-un-paris-tres-reussi_6033107_4497319.html "Superproductions, peluches vivantes, engagement féministe...]" Caroline Rousseau, ''[https://www.lemonde.fr/m-styles/article/2020/03/14/superproductions-peluches-vivantes-engagement-feministe-fashion-week-un-paris-tres-reussi_6033107_4497319.html M le Monde]'', March 14, 2020.
*[https://www.vanityfair.fr/mode/story/fashion-week-de-paris-jour-8-deux-salles-deux-ambiances/11222 "Fashion Week, jour 8: Deux salles, deux ambiances"], Margaux Krehl, ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'', March 3, 2020.
*[https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2020-ready-to-wear/xulybet "XULY.Bët FW20 Collection"], Steff Yotka, ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'', March 3, 2020.
*[https://www.nouvelobs.com/mode/20200322.OBS26417/xuly-bet-la-marque-pionniere-du-recycling-est-de-retour.html# "XULY.Bët : la marque pionnière du "recycling" est de retour!"], Sophie Fontanel, ''[[Le Nouvel Obs]]'', March 23, 2020.
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