ABOUT

JINAKI was created in 2012 by Sharufa Rashied-Walker. She's a graduate of Howard University and studied at the Singer Institute in Nice, France and therein began crafting and developing her voice & designer point of view. Her debut collection, African Savannah, included vibrant dresses, skirts, jumpsuits, and tops directly inspired by indigenous african textiles, her love of traveling and her strong PanAfrican upbringing. JINAKI was one of the first brands that helped to define the millennial contemporary african fashion landscape. By focusing on global prints and utilizing culturally rich traditional fabrics. Textiles such as Ankara or Batik were transformed for the modern day woman in a very "non-traditional" way. Her follow up collections Spring Lily, Havana Nights, Bella In Bloom, Zawadi, and NakiGirl embraced this design esthetic and ethos to the core.

JINAKI has been worn by Amanda Seales, Teedra Moses, Taraji P. Henson, and Sister Circle's, Rashun Ali. JINAKI has appeared in Essence, CNN, HypeHair, The Fox Magazine, Txture Magazine, OK! Magazine, Black Bride Magazine, Vragrant Magazine, Sister Circle Live TV, Good Morning America, BET's Black Girls Rock, The Grammy’s, La1ere TV Martinique, and HBO.

Sharufa Rashied-Walker won the Designer of the Year (Young, Gifted, and Black Award, 2018), Congressional Certificate of Recognition (Congresswoman Yvette D. Clark, 2018), Women in Business Award (Women of 3rd Thursday, 2017), Sew Far So Good Award of Excellence (Block Association, 2016). Brooklyn Fashion Academy, presented by The Brooklyn Public Library (2018) alumnus and a (2016) alumnus of the "The Workshop at Macy's".

JINAKI is kiswahii and means self-confident and proud. As a brand it represents women who are daring, feminine, conscious, bold, fearless, and a muse to all.

JINAKI is sold online via www.jinaki.net

She lives and works in Brooklyn, New York