Kenyan Fashion Designers Protest Textile Waste With Their Designs
Today, young designers are shaping Kenya’s fashion market and reinventing its long and conflicted relationship with the secondhand. Maisha by Nisria is a young fashion studio. Its designers, aged 21 to 28, create original pieces from secondhand garments and discarded fabrics. Shopping in places like Gikomba is part of their creative process and a way to reduce the environmental impact of their trade.
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Diamond Platnumz – Achii ft. Koffi Olomide: True Definition Of African Fashion Sapeur To The World
Tanzanian Bongo Flava singer Diamond Platnumz has released the official video for his song “Achii,” featuring Congolese Soukous singer Koffi Olomide. The colourful video was directed by the talented Fole X, and the song was produced by Lizer Classic.
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Through ITME Africa & Middle East 2023, Kenya Will Lead the Modernization of the African Textile Industry (30th November–2nd December).
ITME Africa & Middle East 2023 is positioned to be more than an event or an exhibition and proposes to bring complete solutions for the textile industry to the table, affordable technology, international exposure, learning, and experience, as well as a confluence of business houses, investment opportunities, joint ventures, access to finance, and networking with technocrats and educators, paving the way for a wave of knowledge, progress, growth, and prosperity. In order to secure their support for this event by encouraging visitor ...
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A Bangladeshi Designer’s Fashion Revolution Has Swept Through Africa
Niharika has made an impression in a number of other prestigious fashion weeks, including those in London, Dubai, and Sri Lanka. Niharika, who is from Chittagong, Bangladesh, started designing clothes at the age of 18. She took a decade-long detour into the realm of corporate finance, but she has now fervently returned to her artistic path, designing jewelry and apparel labels. Due to this idea, her jewelry brands "Outliner" and "1972" Couture Jewelry were introduced in 2012. It's important to note that she ...
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Kenyan Fashion: The Independent Zine Honoring Kenyan Designers’ Pulsating Energy
Wauzine's fourth issue, "Kutoka Nairobi," honors 20 up-and-coming Kenyan designers. The initiative is run by Creative DNA: Kenya and is supported by Fashion Scout, Trio Media, and the British Council. Iona McCreath of KikoRomeo serves as the issue's creative director, stylist, and features editor, and Rogers Ouma serves as the issue's photographer. Together, they highlight Kenya's creatives and provide images from Nairobi, the country's capital. The Bold Latte, Bonkerz Nrb, Hisi Studio, the Label Saba, Mabatini, Mago Got You, Matia Kenya, ...
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