Finding New Ground With Jah Jah
Uncovering how an Afro-Caribbean vegan restaurant became Paris’ favorite new fashion label for GREATEST 10.
PHOTOGRAPHY by Calixte-Lenka
STYLING by Rudy Gbapa and Daniel Manene
WRITTEN by Kailyn Brown
Over the last decade, Daquisiline Gomis has made a cultural impact in Paris and beyond through Jah Jah by Le Tricycle, his Afro-vegan eatery and gathering space. Now, Gomis is expanding the Jah Jah universe by transforming it into a full-fledged fashion house, rooted in a diasporic, Rastafarian and Pan-African vision of the present.
ALL CLOTHING: Comme des Garçons x JAH JAH Studio Paris and JAH JAH Studio Paris
Born to parents from Guinea-Bissau, Daquisiline Gomis got his start through Jah Jah by Le Tricycle, an Afro-vegan eatery and gathering space.
Virgil told me, 'Brother, you have gold in your hand, so do your thing.' I never forgot that.
Daquisiline Gomis
After an inspiring trip to Tokyo, Gomis launched Nous Sommes, a jewelry line dedicated to reworking Jesus pendants as cultural figures, followed by a clothing label called Beni Original in 2018.
Gomis met Virgil Abloh around the same time as his Tokyo trip and the two discussed collaborating before Abloh's untimely passing.
Gomis later closed Beni Original and moved away from fashion before Adrian Joffe reached out to set up a meeting.
The conversation with Joffe led to designs for Comme des Garçons featuring graffiti-style lettering with the words “Jah Jah Love.”
Fast forward to 2025 and Jah Jah has emerged as one of Paris' most promising labels, rooted in Rastafarian and Pan-African imagery.
Not often seen in the upper echelons of fashion, Gomis' collections tell unique stories by implementing figures like Haile Selassie, the former emperor of Ethiopia and a central figure in Rastafarian culture.