The Fashion Internship Program Helps African Americans Teens Design Collections Create a Pop-up Store
Standing in front of a full-length mirror, Christian Dowdy styled customer Ryan Newman, pulling the tan T-shirt out from under the black floral hoodie and letting the tee peak out a bit. After the slight adjustment, Dowdy, 18, couldn’t help but smile. Not only was the teen showing Newman how to look good in his new outfit, but Dowdy had helped design the tee and sweatshirt Newman […]
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Africa’s Top Fashion Influencers
“To enter the African market, it is very important for international brands to really understand the specificity of the markets and have teams directly in the field. This is especially true for influencer communication,” said Jenna McFeely, fashion curator and trend analyst at Heuritech.
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Afreximbank and Portugal’s ANJE to Promote the African Textile Industry
The program is designed to promote at least 40 African designers annually on Portugal Fashion’s runways. Designers will also benefit from networking opportunities with international industry experts, retailers, manufacturers, and other key stakeholders. The inaugural fashion showcase will take place in Porto, Portugal from October 13-16, 2021.
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VDJ 2021 Fashion: Lindeka Duma wins Young Designer Award
Congratulations, Lindeka Duma - 2021 winner of the Vodacom Durban July Young Designer Award, presented by Durban fashion fair Duma stunned the judging panel of fashion industry leaderswith a black guinea fowl-inspired body suit design overlayed with lengths of handmade platted rope to form a colourful bodice and a show-stopping big hat, all using locally-made Shweshwe fabric.
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South Africa Team to wear the Locally Designed Kit to Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games for First Time in History
SASCOC Acting CEO, Ravi Govender said of the Olympic collaboration: “The combination of the homegrown brand Mr. Price Sport and Veldskoen with our young and upcoming designers dressing Team SA tells our story like it should be told. The designers’ brief was to create a look that would be so memorable and outstanding, that all eyes would be on the country’s athletes and to create an authentic kit that competing countries would want to wear. Durban Institute of Technology ...
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