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i-D
In Yaku Stapleton’s Sci-Fi World,
Black People Are the Main Character

sabukaru
Meet Yaku: the Emerging British Designer
Blending Reality with Science Fiction.

W Magazine
Meet Yaku Stapleton, the Designer
Making Garments for an Alternate Reality

New Wave Mag
LFW SS25: YAKU

Mission Magazine

Yaku Stapleton combines storytelling and sustainability into his designs.

Because Magazine
10 Questions with Yaku Stapleton

10 Magazine
Yaku: Ready-To-Wear SS25

Culted
Yaku Stapleton is the winner of the CTF Award 2024

British Vogue
The Future Of Sustainable Fabrics Looks Bright,
According To These 8 Young Designers

GLITCH Magazine
Discovering Afrofuturism: Yaku Stapleton’s Odyssey of Identity – the Mastermind Behind RuneScape-Inspired Designs

HYPEBEAST
Meet the British Fashion Council's NEWGEN Class of 2024/25

Elle Magazine
3 Emerging Designers
On Uniting Fashion With Function

DAZED
Meet your new fashion faves from the 2023 Dazed 100

HYPEBEAST
Emerging Designer YAKU Is Creating One-Off "Creature Shoes" That Riff On Familiar Sneakers

East Street Arts
Yaku Stapleton: Envisaging New Briggate’s Tomorrow

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DAZED
5 anti-stealth wealth designers
taking a sledgehammer to quiet luxury

1GRANARY
CSM MA 2023: THESE CLOTHES ARE NOT FOR EVERYONE AND THANK GOD FOR THAT

WWD
Yaku Stapleton Scores Top Honor
at Central Saint Martins MA Fashion Show

Vogue Runway - Coverage & Review
Central Saint Martins MA Graduate Collection / AW23

British Vogue
5 Things to Know About The Central Saint Martins MA Graduate Show

AnOther Magazine

Meet the Inspiring Central Saint Martins MA Class of 2023

St Albans Review
St Albans designer wins L'Oréal fashion prize in London

The Wall Street Journal Magazine
Meet the Next Generation of Fashion Designers

Dazed
10 off-schedule menswear designers to stick on your radar