He was invited to Congolese Fashion Week and designed dresses for celebrities like Papa Wemba. Mbeya has now taken part in 84 fashion shows in 20 countries. At the beginning he changed used clothes, later he integrated rare and unusual materials in his creations: aluminum, foam, metal, mirrors, etc. As a self-taught and avant-garde artist, he focuses on the interfaces between different eras. “I try to convey to people that clothes are not only defined by the visual, but also one have an intangible side.” He sees fashion as a consolation, an escape from the catastrophic reality with which the people of the Congo are confronted.