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So much print-on-print! It’s perfect. Suno, which launched two years ago with the impetus of bolstering Kenya’s manufacturing industry (and which I first wrote about here), seems to have made an especially big splash at NYFW with its newest collection. Style.com wrote, “Of course, along with a major buzz comes major pressure—but Suno’s confident and spirited collection made it pretty clear the two-year-old label is going places.”

I just hope everyone recognizes what strides this brand makes in the world of social responsibility! The brand employs Kenyan talent, treats workers fairly and showcases Kenyan artistry with the goal of lasting social and economic change. About this new collection in particular, the brand says:

We are showing off the rapidly growing skills of the tailors we work with in Kenya as well as experimenting with some truly exquisite beading and embroidery.

And their inspiration? So broad, I love it:

SUNO’s Autumn/Winter 2010 collection was inspired by late 1960s American interiors, traditional East African textiles, Klimt, travels to Turkey, Paris, and India, as well as our friends in NYC.

Apparently the line is no longer featuring exclusively traditional Kenyan fabrics and instead designing most on their own.

The brand continues to be offered exclusively at Opening Ceremony, where pieces start at $265.

Via Wikstenmade. Images via Style.com.