BAFA Buy Black Bazaar Affords Alternative to Traditional Black Friday
Originally from Senegal, Diagne's wife, who is formerly of South Central Los Angeles, moved to the West African country where she now designs Wolofwear clothing and enlists the skill of local artists and tailors to manufacture pieces. Featuring African wax fabric, the pieces are colorful with silhouettes in dresses, jumpsuits, and skirts. By selling the goods during the Leimert Park African market on Sundays from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. and taking advantage of events such as BAFA's Buy Black ...
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Durban Fashion Fair Celebrates 10 Years In The Fashion Industry
The Durban Fashion Fair (DFF) is hosted annually to promote and market local designers’ brands, DFF also has a mentorship program where they assist aspiring new designers to hone their craft and build potential fashion businesses as well as the model boot camps, which prepare new faces before they take to the DFF catwalk.
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African Fashion Brings Beauty and Glamour to Niger
The public of Niger, a predominantly Muslim country, is very tolerant of other African cultures where the female body is widely shown. The designers of Niger however remain very attached to the culture of Islam like sisters Adama and Aicha Seyni Seydou, creators of the brand Mam'Mode. "The female body is something very precious, it's a treasure in fact. Through our clothes, we try to highlight this body and at the same time respect the local culture", explained the sisters.
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Mbabazi House of Style
Mbabazi (House of Style) is a Fair Trade business committed to advocating African designs through modern fashion and quality products. We are committed to training and employing women and men providing them with opportunities to make a fair living. Mbabazi has 12 permanent employees, 4 trainees (apprentices), and 6 part-timers. https://www.instagram.com/reel/CS4l0UwArgi/?utm_source=ig_embed Mbabazi (House of Style) was founded in […]
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Mbabazi House of Style Kampala is a Testament to one Woman’s Passion for Fashion and Empowerment
Mbabazi (House of Style) is a Fair Trade business committed to advocating African designs through modern fashion and quality products. We are committed to training and employing women and men providing them with opportunities to make a fair living. Mbabazi has 12 permanent employees, 4 trainees (apprentices), and 6 part-timers. Mbabazi (House of Style) was founded in 2005, by Grace Byeitima, the name is in honor of her single mother, (Mbabazi Loy Rujumba), to appreciate her for the skills she taught her at an ...
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