Run The Light: Ruth Waziri Steps Into Her Own At Aviva Studios

At the Black Creative Trailblazers Showcase, a designer who taught herself resilience the hard way delivered a collection that made the case for her as one of Britain’s most compelling emerging voices.
There is a particular thrill in watching a designer arrive at the moment their ambition and their ability finally meet. On a September evening in Manchester, beneath the industrial grandeur of Aviva Studios, Ruth Waziri reached that moment. Presenting RUN THE LIGHT at the Black Creative Trailblazers Showcase, the city’s flagship celebration of Black creativity, the Manchester-based designer delivered not merely a collection but a declaration: this is who I am, and this is where I intend t...