African Fashion: Ghana Must Go Bags Are Used by a Nigerian Fashion Designer to Produce Memorable Garments.
Teaming up with Chioma Obiegbu, a Nigerian visual artist and designer also based in New York and fashion stylist Wuraola Oladapo, they create pieces which Obioma describes as a fusion of both western and African designs. "In some of the two-piece designs, the top is heavily influenced by western fashion aesthetics while the skirt was designed to mirror a West African wrapper. "There's also a gele headpiece, which is traditionally identified as an African fashion statement," he said.
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The Impact of African Fashion, Food and Music on Global Pop Culture
A combination of color, history, and invention make up African fashion. African textiles are more than just clothing; they are carriers of stories and symbolism, from the dexterous beadwork of Maasai jewelry to the bright designs of West African wax fabrics. African aesthetics have been embraced by the international fashion industry, exhibiting a variety of design trends and materials. Traditional African themes are being used as inspiration by designers to create attire that is universal. African headwraps are elegant, Kente ...
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Pamoja Women Organize the First African Cultural Day.
The Peace Plaza in downtown Rochester was full of food, music, and laughter as different African communities joined together. As soon as people entered the plaza, they were immediately greeted by the smell of the spices of traditional African food. There were also six different traditional African dances taking the stage throughout the day. “Pamoja Women serves these communities, and it’s amazing how that when we needed them, they came through,” said Khadija Ali, the co-founder of Pamoja Women.
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Trace Awards & Festival 2023 Nominees Full List
The event will comprise a 3-hour live televised spectacular music ceremony, preceded by a 2-day cultural festival designed to entertain and empower music creators and fans. Featuring performances from the biggest African and Afro-descent artists in the world, The Trace Awards will be staged at East Africa’s biggest indoor arena, BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda, in front of 7,500 music superfans, musicians, opinion formers, style-setters and influencers from Africa and around the globe. The Awards will recognize a broad range ...
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A Recent Brooklyn Museum Exhibit Examines the Continent’s Thriving Fashion and Art Scenes During the Time of Liberation.
Co-curator Ernestine White-Mifetu gives us an illuminating tour of “Africa Fashion” and the greater narrative it encapsulates. At the Brooklyn Museum, an electrifying new exhibition establishes Africa as a true fashion capital, bursting with imagination, ingenuity, and its own aesthetic heritage. “African Fashion” showcases the designers and other creatives leading the continent’s charge into the […]
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