YAKU was founded in 2023 by St Albans-born and London-based designer, Yaku Stapleton, a graduate of Leeds Beckett and Central Saint Martins. Following the success of his MA collection, which won the L'Oréal Creative Award as judged by Ib Kamara, Yaku launched his namesake label and debuted the 'The ImPossible Family Reunion in RPG Space' series, rich with elements of fantasy and viewed through the lens of Afrofuturism.
