Africa Fashion Week London: Meet the Designers
Africa Fashion Week London (AFWL), which was established in 2011 by Queen Ronke Ademiluyi-Ogunwusi, is the biggest fashion event in Europe for showcasing and supporting African and African-inspired design talent. With a collaborative catwalk, exhibition, and business development program, AFWL has been in the forefront of raising awareness of Africa's developing fashion industry on the global market and showcasing the continent's up-and-coming designers and apparel sector. Since 2011, AFWL has created at least 10 events, including the Mayor of London's Black History Month ...
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A New Podcast on African Fashion Has Been Launched by King’s College London
It is part of the King’s Together Project – African Fashion Futures, a project looking at fashion, specifically through the work of fashion designers. It offers the opportunity to establish a research framework, methodology and network of academic and external partners to provide an in-depth understanding of the complex and evolving nature of the fashion ecology in Africa (using Kenya and Nigeria as case studies).
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To Honor African Fashion and Culture, the Southern African Times Has Opened an Official Merchandise Shop.
The Southern African Times has delved into the world of apparel and merchandise, handpicking a collection that has been meticulously selected. This is a break from the traditional path of media brand expansion. We're not working with organizations that are only interested in logo placement, Dzimiri emphasizes. We are collaborating with committed designers whose carefully produced brands reflect our dedication to authenticity. African fashion has dominated the global stage in the 21st century, from runways to music videos and movies. ...
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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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The Asian Retailer Shein Outperforms Amazon and Walmart in South Africa
Shein, founded in China, is gaining a foothold in a nascent eCommerce market in the most industrialised country in Africa and is squaring up to US giants Walmart Inc and Amazon.com Inc, who want to do the same. Walmart has tried to win local hearts the traditional way, buying into domestic retail group Massmart Holdings Ltd more than a decade ago in an expensive move that so far has failed to live up to expectations. Amazon, which has been ...
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