Award-winning Costume Designer Paul G. Tazewell To Be Honored At FashionAFRICANA’s Inaugural Gala
Tazewell is being honored this evening at the “Experience AFRICANISM,” FashionAFRICANA’s inaugural gala celebrating Black and African designers, artists, and more at the Pittsburgh Public Theater, Downtown Pittsburgh. FashionAFRICANA was founded in 2001 by Demeatria Boccella, of Demeatria Boccella Productions, a producer and curator of style, culture and design. It’s a multimedia event series and educational platform that explores Black beauty, culture and history through fashion and art.
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How Africa Fashion Week London Designers Illuminated The Catwalk Show
Africa Fashion Week London 2023's much awaited catwalk show stunned the fashion world with its stunning fusion of style, innovation, and culture. African designers stole the show at this weekend's event, which took place at the Institute of Directors in Piccadilly, London, showcasing the rich tapestry of design across the continent. Celebrating the extraordinary talent and vision that is redefining the global fashion industry, the catwalk came to life with brilliant creativity, transporting the audience on a journey through Africa's ...
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The First African Fashion Study From Unesco Explores Opportunities As Well As Challenges.
The report's release is scheduled for October 26, 2023, during Nigeria's esteemed Lagos Fashion Week. A worldwide panel of prominent people and businesspeople will discuss how African fashion designers may act as catalysts for sustainable development during the event. Today, African fashion is booming. Fashion weeks galvanize markets and creators in 32 countries across the continent, from Casablanca to Nairobi, via Lagos and Dakar. The growth in e-commerce, which attracted 28 percent of Africans in 2021 compared to 13 percent in 2017, has led to an increase ...
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Fashion is Moving in a Radical Direction Thanks to Afrofuturism
Fashion, music, and all forms of art in general, present an opportunity to envision the kind of future we would like to live in. But looking to the future is incomplete without a clear view of the past, and practitioners of Afrofuturism are presenting their dreams and realities grounded in this very understanding. Shaped by sci-fi, fantasy and history, Afrofuturism is a cultural aesthetic exploring alternative narratives for the black experience. Race relations, class and a history of colonialism inform ...
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African Fashion Show Brings African Designers Together
The well-attended event was sponsored by Lifestyle Property Group and backed by a number of other partners, and it also gave locals work chances. Also present was Vinolia Mabele, Ms. United Nations International 2019. Event coordinator Mbalenhle Vezi claims that a lot of hard work paid off and made the event a huge success. She claimed that the production of the performance took at least three months. Throughout the event, attendees got the chance to network. By holding this expo in ...
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