Haiti’s World Cup fashion moment: designers fill the jersey gap

With Haiti’s official World Cup jerseys sold out and stock scarce, Haitian designers—like Ouigi Theodore of The Brooklyn Circus and Stella Jean—are turning the shortage into a cultural moment, releasing new lines inspired by Haiti’s 1974 team and broader heritage. Their efforts, sometimes in collaboration with brands like Gap, emphasize pride and representation beyond politics and crisis, turning scarcity into opportunity and signaling a rising global visibility for Haitian art and design.