African Fashion Foundation: The African Fashion Futures Incubator Welcomes 14 New African Fashion Designers.
The African Fashion Futures Incubator gives the 14 participating fashion designers a place to test out ideas and business models as well as access to mentors and resources. The incubator will also cover business models, market positioning, comparative advantage, sustainability & impact, and other related subjects. The incubator seeks to foster cross-cultural learning and peer mentoring among its participants, as well as to future-proof them and provide the groundwork for strong operational and commercial foundations that will support expansion. While enhancing the ...
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African Designers Are Breaking New Ground And Targeting The Luxury Brand Market
Collaborating with creatives Fashion, by its very nature, is collaborative, often bringing together photographers, videographers, models, filmmakers, jewelers, and even software developers. Taibo Bacar appreciates the challenges that this poses at times, as creatives have to expose or trade their IP to work together. That’s why it’s so important for creatives to be IP-savvy.
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Chanel Goes to Africa: Bringing its first runway show to the continent of Africa
The purpose of inviting famous people like Pharrell Williams, Whitney Peak, and Nile Rogers was to enhance the city's standing as a center of culture and to portray Chanel as a type of creative, well — What? King-maker or equalizer of world power? There is discomfort because it's difficult to tell where to draw the line between the two postures (maybe it depends on where you are seated). President Macky Sall and the minister of culture both agreed to support Chanel's ...
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The Parthenon Hall In Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, Hosted Swahili Fashion Week 2022, Showcasing Brilliant African Designers.
The Swahili Fashion Week logo is a graphic representation of the African continent in reverse, called the kipepeo (the Swahili name for a vibrant, colourful butterfly) The crisp models lend a glossy air to the "Fashion is Business" and "Made in Africa" ideals. The representation of Africa is similar to the face of an African woman wearing her distinctive head wrap. The wings represent the direction that is intended to bring the international market of the Eastern African fashion industry. ...
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Ten Fashion Brands Owned by Black People That Will Take Over Your Closet
Black designers are making their mark on the fashion industry at an increasing rate. Despite attempts to promote diversity and inclusion in fashion industries worldwide, less than 1% of online fashion items are produced by Black-owned businesses (via Edited). However, despite initiatives to encourage diversity and inclusion in fashion industries globally, less than 1% of online fashion products are produced by Black-owned businesses (via Edited). Experienced Black creators aren't waiting around for change to happen; instead, they are bringing about change for ...
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