Designer Spotlight
Saharan Youth
The beauty that may be found in darkness
The Designer
Aiden Makepeace
In 2024, Aiden found himself alone with an unrelenting urge to take his love for fashion and shape it into pieces that embody how he felt.
Saharan Youth was born from that isolation. The name carries it: the Sahara, a place of extreme solitude, and the youth who walk through it.
Saharan Youth reflects the beauty that may be found in darkness, the light that never vanishes in the darkest of shadows.
Aiden Makepeace
Influences
Where the Work Comes From
I
Nietzsche and Schopenhauer
Both philosophers saw suffering as an intrinsic part of nature, and art as something of high value. These two ideas run through every collection.
II
Norse Paganism and Mythology
The esoteric values of the old Norse world, where nature is divine and something to be cherished.
III
Occultism
A reverence for hidden knowledge and the sacred in the natural world, woven quietly into the designs.
The Garments
Worn in Another World
The Feeling
Immersed in a New World
Aiden does not point to a single piece that defines him. Every garment is an extension of the person who made it. What he hopes you feel is simple: that you have stepped into a new world.
Follow the Journey
Find Saharan Youth Online
What Comes Next
New Pieces on the Way
More garments are in development, and a Saharan Youth showroom may follow.