Clothing line by Lamine Badian Kouyaté, a Malian/Senegalese fashion designer. In Wolof, “xuly bët” means “open your eyes wide”. Lamine Badian Kouyaté was awarded the New York Times “Designer of the Year” in 1994,[ref. needed] and the ANDAM Prize in 1996. His designs were also featured in the “Afrique 2005” exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

He is best known for his use of recycled fabrics and clothing. He uses scraps and refashions found clothing by cutting, printing and sewing, and makes modifications that range from subtle reshaping to complete transformation of their function.

Born in Bamako on December 28, 1962, his father, Seydou Badian Kouyaté, was a writer and politician, an advocate for African rights. Her mother, Dr Henriette Kouyaté Carvalho d’Alvarengo, was the first Malian woman to obtain a medical degree in 1975. She devoted her life to fighting against traditional genital mutilation.