Nsimba Valene

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Nsimba Valene Nsimba Valene Lontanga is a Brand & Creative consultant in fashion, lifestyle, culture and identity. She consults, writes, speaks and creates.

She is known as an advocate for diversity and inclusion in the Dutch fashion and lifestyle industry and founded made in Africa brand LIBAYA in 2016. Her works vary from brand / creative direction to content creation, fashion editing and public speaking.

A few more from Tuscany (Forte Dei Marmi) this July. Work didn’t stop, but neither did summer. Where next? 🍋☀️
16/08/2026

A few more from Tuscany (Forte Dei Marmi) this July. Work didn’t stop, but neither did summer. Where next? 🍋☀️

On the other side 🌊 🌞Returning to the same book, and discovering something new about myself each time.Only expecting sh...
08/08/2026

On the other side 🌊 🌞

Returning to the same book, and discovering something new about myself each time.

Only expecting showers of blessings

At this point, I’m just collecting everything

I read a quote saying “When the water scares you, go deeper.” At first I thought this was about courage.
Now I think it’s about choosing depth over comfort.

Wanted to write, “Mentally, I’m still here.”
But the truth is, mentally, I’m in my laptop.

On the other side 🌞🌞🌞Returning to the same book, and discovering something new about myself each time.Only expecting sho...
08/08/2026

On the other side 🌞🌞🌞

Returning to the same book, and discovering something new about myself each time.

Only expecting showers of blessings.

At this point I’m collecting everything.

My swimsuit says “I don’t check boxes, I redefine them”

I read a quote saying” When the water scares you, go deeper.” At first I thought it was about courage. Now I think it’s about choosing depth over comfort.

I wanted to say, “Mentally, I’m still here.”
But the truth is, mentally, I’m in my laptop.

The other side 🌞Returned to the same book and found a different version of myself each timeI read a quote that said, “Wh...
08/08/2026

The other side 🌞

Returned to the same book and found a different version of myself each time

I read a quote that said, “When the water scares you, go deeper.” I first thought it was about courage. Then I realized it might be about choosing depth over comfort

My swimsuit says, “I don’t check boxes. I redefine them.”

At this point, I’m just collecting everything

Expecting showers of blessings

I wanted to say, “Mentally, I’m still here.”
But the truth is, mentally, I’m in my laptop.

We’re beyond excited to share that Roots to Fruits × LIBAYA are creating a new publication exploring Congolese rumba, st...
07/08/2026

We’re beyond excited to share that Roots to Fruits × LIBAYA are creating a new publication exploring Congolese rumba, style, and collective memory.

And now, we’d love to create it together with you. 💛

Our OPEN CALL is officially live, and we’re inviting you to share your family photos and personal archives to help tell this collective story.

Our next publication explores the connection between Congolese rumba and style as expressions of emancipation of Congolese women.

LIBAYA and Roots to Fruits are looking for personal photo archives that form a collective narrative that tell the story of music, fashion and dance as a form of resistance against colonial powers.

The publication translates the rhythms of rumba into print, ensuring that these stories can be passed down from generation to generation.

We are calling on you, individuals, communities, mothers, fathers, sisters, aunties, uncles and friends to share your photos with us.

We are looking for:

* Archival photos from the 1950s until the early 2000s.
* From everyday live to nightclubs and photo studios
* Style expressions and cultural heritage
* but also newspaper clippings or other archives are welcome

Email for more info and submissions: [email protected]

This project is supported by Stroom Den Haag
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Cover & archival images featured between the text slides are from the private collection of Nsimba Valene’s family.

natural swimming pond in my garden, beautiful beaches, sunshine, summer prints, fresh fish, fresh fruit, fresh vegetable...
01/08/2026

natural swimming pond in my garden, beautiful beaches, sunshine, summer prints, fresh fish, fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, and complete silence. 🩵

SOULSEARCHING 💭 No. 19 — Readjustment
29/07/2026

SOULSEARCHING 💭 No. 19 — Readjustment

Reflecting. Referencing. Soul-searching. And a little bit of Substacking.I wrote about the ability to appreciate beauty ...
29/07/2026

Reflecting. Referencing. Soul-searching.
And a little bit of Substacking.

I wrote about the ability to appreciate beauty within the world it belongs to, without immediately creating hierarchy. I think many people who grew up between cultures learned this way of seeing. And I truly believe we need that kind of eye more than ever.

Follow along if you enjoy thinking-out-loud pieces and hopefully leave seeing the world a little differently. I’ve shared the link in my bio. x

The past months have been wild.“Out of office,” reflecting on how I’ve been living in the paradox of celebrating milesto...
28/07/2026

The past months have been wild.

“Out of office,” reflecting on how I’ve been living in the paradox of celebrating milestones while carrying pain.

Why did no one warn me about the kind of grief that comes with the illness of someone you deeply love, someone who is part of who you are? Watching them slowly change, and realizing that, in the process, you’re changing too.

Grieving someone who is still here, while mourning the person they used to be, is a kind of heartbreak I never knew existed.

Sharing this because it came with a reminder I needed this season.

We spend years holding ourselves back because of what other people might think. Then life has a way of reminding you that most people never see the full picture of what you’re carrying anyway.

So much of what we fear simply doesn’t matter. And the only worries worth carrying are the ones that teach you how to live with uncertainty. No one really knows what’s next.

So you might as well do the things you’ve been waiting to do.

To everyone who’s been carrying something heavy: may the sun guide you to the other side.

And to everyone who’s been waiting for the right moment: it is almost always now.

🧡

Life has a funny way of curing perfectionism. It shows you enough mess, enough unpredictability, enough beautifully imperfect moments that one day you just reach a level of unbotheredness you’re genuinely grateful for.

“I think about the sunrise. Every morning it comes and when it fades, no one accuses the sky of theft. No one says I lost the sunrise today. We understand, instinctively, that it was never ours to lose. We were just there for it. We just got to watch.”

An extract a recent favorite read on Substack “You Can’t Own The Sun” personal essay by Little Attached Buttons.

Shopping from my mom’s shoe closet this summer.

Our ancestors really do have our backs.

Anyways, I think the signs are pretty clear:
Post whatever you want. Create whatever you want.
Be whoever you want. Life is too short to flatten yourself into perfection. Oh, and wear more vintage, loves.

Sun up. Bags packed. A last-minute escape to Portugal.

SOULSEARCHING 💭 No. 18 — Wondering
15/07/2026

SOULSEARCHING 💭 No. 18 — Wondering

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