As a child, Alvin Junior Mak watched Sunday parades in the streets of Matonge, Kinshasa, a neighbourhood that saw Papa Wemba grow up. Twenty years later, this dress memory became a costume worn by the DRC's national selection during the 2026 World Cup, and pushed his JMAKxPARIS brand onto the international stage. A black suit, a leopard insert, a pin with the totem animal of the country. Within a few days, this outfit created for the DRC Leopard…
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As a child, Alvin Junior Mak watched Sunday parades in the streets of Matonge, Kinshasa, a neighbourhood that saw Papa Wemba grow up. Twenty years later, this dress memory became a costume worn by the DRC's national selection during the 2026 World Cup, and pushed his JMAKxPARIS brand onto the international stage. A black suit, a leopard insert, a pin with the totem animal of the country. Within a few days, this outfit created for the DRC Leopard…