Fashion Designer Kenneth Ize from Nigeria Is Getting Through It All
Paris is the big leagues, and by showing there, Ize proved he could compete design-wise, but the elevation in profile also exposed problems in production. It’s one thing to celebrate West African textile craft and tradition. It’s another to rely on local artisans to scale up to meet the needs and orders of international luxury retailers.
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Every Look From Thebe Magugu Fall/winter 2021
Magugu's collections often have a sociopolitical meaning. The South Africa-based designer's Spring/Summer 2020 collection was an ode to the revolutionaries who fought to end apartheid while his Spring/Summer 2021 collection honed in on Johannesburg's spies in the latter half of the 20th century.
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5 Africa Fashion Designers open Digital Milan Fashion Week
The designers, dubbed “the Fab Five,” are the first crop of creators nurtured through a collaboration between the National Chamber of Italian Fashion and the Black Lives Matter in Italian Fashion movement. Italian-Haitian designer Stella Jean, Milan-based African American designer Edward Buchanan and Afro Fashion Week Milano founder Michelle Ngonmo launched the movement last summer..
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Naomi Campbell: “I’m proud to be part of a shoot with young creatives that are all my skin colour”
“When you see these images, I hope you see that Kenya is beautiful, that Africa is beautiful. I think people now are going to really open their minds and start to understand that real beauty is in Africa. There are so many gems, so many hidden secrets. I’ve been coming here since 1994 and I’m still discovering things.
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Meet Dennis Osadebe The Man Disrupting The African Fashion Industry founder and C.E.O of D&D Clothing
D&D Clothing is an international fashion brand with an African soul. they don't just do fashion, they create an African Fashion Movement that will reach every home. D&D Clothing company has achieved big success because of the belief and hard work of our D&D family. they create 6 amazing collections per year for males and females and divide their products in 3 directions – business casual, Urbach chic, and glamour. D&D Clothing's main goal is to be represented in ...
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