In recent years, African designers have found support from international celebrities including Beyoncé, Alicia Keys and Naomi Campbell. Now a growing number of the continent’s fashion brands are ...
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African design history

Before marble meant minimalism and stone became a staple of modern luxury, these materials shaped the rhythms of daily life ...
PARIS — African fashion is enjoying a renaissance as a new generation of designers captures the imagination of luxury brands and consumers. But while the continent is rich in creativity, most brands ...
They have shown their work at the world's leading design fairs, but never in their home countries. The Palais de Lomé in Togo has brought together, for the first time on the continent, the crème de la ...
Our H! Fashion cover star shares with us the African designers that should be on everyone's radar - read more ...
A look from IAMISIGO's "Chasing Evil" fall 2020 collection. Photographed in Kenya by Maganga Mwagogo. When Bubu Ogisi first received an email asking her to be a part of the upcoming Africa Fashion ...
IN JUNE 2022 the Victoria and Albert (V&A) museum in London will stage an exhibition on the history of African fashion, from independence through to the present day. It is an ambitious task: no ...
“When did it start? It really started in my head a long, long time ago.” So says Emily G. Hanna about when the idea came to her for the new exhibition at the Mingei International Museum. To hear her ...
To receive the Vogue Business newsletter, sign up here. At last, investors are backing emerging African designers. They’re willing to provide brands with capital, connect them with industry leaders, ...
Adwoa Owusuaa Bobie receives funding from the Foundation Omou Dilly and DANIDA. Sustainable fashion means clothes being produced and consumed in ways that are socially responsible. But the ...