In the fashion world, a "lookbook" is a collection of photos highlighting, say, a fashion designer's work or a fashion model. The African Lookbook has a different agenda: images that present a ...
African women’s wardrobes are diverse. Quite mixed, African fashion is sometimes traditional, sometimes Western, and ...
As African designers gain international visibility, logistical challenges often get in the way of business expansion. So what does a more scalable future look like for the continent?
Wakanda really is forever — at least in the fashion sense. The premiere of "Black Panther" a year ago saw African-inspired clothing shops crowded with fans wanting to get their hands on the latest and ...
THE AFRICAN LOOKBOOK A Visual History of 100 Years of African Women By Catherine E. McKinley DRESS CODES How the Laws of Fashion Made History By Richard Thompson Ford When it comes to fashion history, ...
Coinciding with the launch of Paris Fashion Week, UNESCO hosted a round table discussion, Made in Africa: the next global manufacturing hub?, at its Headquarters in Paris on 23 September. Focusing on ...