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Designers
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Moschino from Cheap to African Print Chic – SS13

Now….we are not saying that this IS African print but it definitely looks inspired by it. If Burberry, Marc Jacobs, Junya Watanabe et al can all create collections with African inspired prints (usually made in an Italian ...
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Beyond China: Luxury Brands in Africa

Luxury brands have spread their global reach like wild fire. First it was China and then India; now from Antigua to Zimbabwe there does not appear to be a country that does not offer luxury goods to its population. Whilst the m...
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Sylvia Owori launches 2013 Vintage Collection

East Africa’s leading fashion designer and entrepreneur yet again launched her new vintage collection recently which had many wearable pieces in colourful African fabric. The new line was launched at the monthly fashion event...
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Cotton
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Diesel X Edun “Born in Africa” – African Cotton collection in stores Feb 27th!

Diesel and Edun announce the launch of their colab collection “Born in Africa”. The DIESEL+EDUN collaboration will engage a global audience with the passion of its founders to raise awareness of the creative opportu...
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Choolips AW13 collection

Amethyst Sky theme for Choolips AW13 collection

The Sky was made of Amethyst | AW13 For AW13 Choolips them titled ‘the sky was made of amethyst’ is an ode to lovers fallen out of tune. Described as “The brooding drama of apocalyptic paintings lit by the warmth of s...
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Gabon presents Africa Couture Fashion & Designer Week

Fashion season is well upon us with designers taking to the catwalk at New York Fashion Week. All eyes may be on the 4 big name fashion cities of New York, London, Paris and Milan but in the town of Libreville in Gabon, Central...
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It’s Archel: Excellence in Exporting Made in Liberia Fashion

Remember when what seems like just a short time ago most young, chic, and fabulous African women shied away from wearing African fashions? African print suits were usually the outfit of choice for our grandmothers, mothers, and...
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Ghana presents Glitz Africa Fashion Week this August – EVENTS

Glitz Africa Magazine, a Ghanaian owned celebrity/lifestyle magazine that embraces fashion and celebrates fashion designers across Africa especially in Ghana has announced that its inaugural Fashion Week will hold in Accra from...
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Pooja Jeshang gets all Loved up with Delilah – DESIGNER INTERVIEW

Pooja Jeshang brand Saffron is a brand that uses a colourful palette of prints and an interesting use of cutlines. Her recent collection ”…with love, Delilah”, is described by Pooja as being a collection R...
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