Luxury fashion brand Kinabuti made a remarkable impact at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival where it presented its latest haute couture, Cosa Nostra and Rome collections. The event marked the debut of the Kinabuti brand in the US.

Staged at the Park City, Utah, USA, the yearly film festival is an initiative of the Sundance Institute and remains the largest independent film festival in the United States.

The exclusive Farasha Boutique at the McCarthy Gallery in Main Street hosted Kinabuti during the festival, together with major luxury brands such as Catherine Hooker and Emilia Jardine. The USA audience with enthusiasm and warmth welcomed the collections made from a fuse of exquisite Loro piana and top range African prints and realised through women empowerment training and skills programmes.

The highlights of the 10-day pop-up shop event were a special photo shoot of Kinabuti collections on the streets of Sundance, photographed by Heidi Gress and the presentation at a private screening of short documentary, We dare2dream, depicting the journey of the Kinabuti brand, directed by Marcello Pastonesi and produced by Heidi Gress.