Alexandria Chantiluke is a designer who stitches truth into every seam. Born and raised in Kingstanding, Birmingham, in a proud British-Caribbean household, Alexandria Chantiluke draws from legacy, lived experience, and memory to create fashion that doesn’t just walk—it speaks.
Her graduate collection, Swamp 81, reimagined riot gear as cultural commentary—blending streetwear and protest to explore the 1981 and 1985 Birmingham uprisings. The result was part uniform, part tribute, part shield. In Alexandria Chantiluke’s hands, fabric becomes testimony, and clothing becomes a kind of armour.
Alexandria Chantiluke’s talent and clarity of purpose have earned her recognition across the industry: Radical Designer of the Year, a Hawes & Curtis sell-out design, and a finalist in national tailoring awards. But accolades are never the goal. Her work is grounded in something deeper—a responsibility to reflect, to represent, and to resist.
Outside fashion, Alexandria Chantiluke is also a spoken word artist and advocate for mental health, women’s health, and young people navigating identity and adversity. She has delivered TEDx talks, school workshops, and motivational sessions with the same care she puts into every stitch—always asking how creativity can make space for healing and hope.
That care extends into action. Each year, Alexandria Chantiluke hand-packs and distributes winter care parcels for people sleeping rough—offering blankets, gloves, food, and dignity. In her work, service and style are inseparable. Compassion is not an afterthought; it’s part of the design.
Alexandria Chantiluke is building a life that holds beauty and difficulty side by side. She designs for a world she wants to live in: one where culture is respected, pain is acknowledged, and creativity becomes its own kind of activism.
