Bobbin Case runway collection — models wearing sisal sack garments with metal stud details at an international fashion show

Uganda — Est. 2013

The Fabric
Murderer

Avant-garde sustainable fashion from the heart of East Africa.
Sisal sacks and recyclable materials — reborn as art.

Kuua Kitambaa — Saving the Earth

Mukasa Najib, Bobbin Case designer, standing with a sisal sack dress on a mannequin in his studio, Uganda
Mukasa Najib — Kampala, Uganda

The Designer

Where waste becomes wearable art

Mukasa Najib — known in the fashion world as Bobbin Case and The Fabric Murderer — is a Ugandan fashion designer and visual artist who uses fashion as social critique, memory, and community.

Working from Kampala, Najib transforms discarded sisal sacks and recyclable materials into internationally acclaimed avant-garde collections — challenging how Africa sees itself through clothing, and how the world sees Africa through fashion.

Discover His Story
2013
Year Founded
Over a decade of sustainable avant-garde fashion from East Africa to the world stage.
100%
Sustainable Materials
Every piece crafted from sisal sacks, recycled fabrics, and reclaimed materials.
6+
International Shows
From Accra to Amsterdam, Nairobi to New York — a growing global footprint.

Selected Work

Collections & Runway

Bobbin Case model in a draped sisal sack dress with raw frayed hem on the runway — womenswear collection
Close-up portrait of male model in oversized sisal sack jacket with metal stud collar detail — menswear
Male model wearing sisal outfit with rope and cord bindings on arms and legs at an East Africa runway show
Close-up of female model in sleeveless sisal sack vest dress with grommet details — womenswear
Side profile close-up of male model in sisal sack jacket with metal studded scarf wrap collar
Model wearing painted sisal sack coat with hand-painted artwork depicting social commentary — editorial shoot, Uganda
Side profile of model wearing sisal sack jacket with hand-painted African art panels and sisal headwrap
Model wearing printed sisal kaftan robe with hooded sisal headwrap on a night stage — dramatic stage lighting
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