Charlene Sheppard-Duncan is the Owner and Designer for the brand AFROFUNKK, which she runs out of Brooklyn,New York.
Afrofunkk is an eclectic apparel an accessories brand, that uses all handmade, printed fabrics, the raw materials for which are sourced from around the world.
The designer works alongside the local artisans to source and design these fabrics.
Afrofunkk caters to the bold and daring souls that feel the funk!
The designer is a funkky nomadic wanderer, and day dreamer. She’s very passionate about her brand, and designs everything with love.
Afrofunkk is Tribal Funkk ❤ !
Heads swirl - they literally do - when people set their eyes on fashion designer, Charlene Sheppard-Duncan. The first thought that echoes through their minds is “Who is this woman?”
Charlene Sheppard-Duncan was born and grew up in Trinidad and Tobago in Sangre Grande among the cocoa trees of her grandmother's plantations before discovering her passion for design at a very young age. Inspired by avant garde, Caribbean fashion icon Yoko Fung, Charlene caught the fashion fever the day she saw Fung riding her bicycle through the streets of Port of Spain - immediately knew she wanted to go into design.
Sheppard-Duncan is a highly unorthodox designer refuses to conform to the norm and like all creative beings she answers to her own drum and is attuned to her own creative beat, which thrums in sync with the rhythm of the world around her. Her brand - AFROFUNKK is the outward expression of that inner/outer harmony - her brand is affixed and committed to the concept of "Global Tribal".
Always in search of unique fabrics, techniques and inspiration, Sheppard-Duncan has travelled the world to South Africa, Hungary, Indonesia, Siberia, Belgium, Lesotho, Swaziland, Europe and most recently India seeking out authentic and indigenous suppliers and fellow artisans who produce one-of-a-kind pieces, which compliment her work.
“I cannot be contained; I am, in all words and deeds, a free spirit.” - Charlene Sheppard-Duncan
