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“Cotton is the ink” of Fashion Made in Mali – DESIGNER INTERVIEW
I would love to know though, have you ever considered MALI in West Africa as a location for fashion? Do you actually know of any AFRICAN FABRICS made in Mali?I am sure if I said to you Bogolan, or Bogolanfini or even Mudcloth you would be shouting yes yes back at this screen 🙂 Well I […]
VIRGIL ABLOH DISCUSSES EQUALISING CREATIVE EXPRESSION in NEW INTERVIEW FOR ETHICAL FASHION PODCAST
“An Instagram Post Is As Much Of An Artwork As a 300-look Fashion Collection. My Thesis [on] Architecture Is Just as Valid as a New Nike Shoe” The Ethical Fashion Initiative will launch the second series of its podcast dedicated to African stories, today March 25th, with an exclusive interview featuring world-renowned designer of Ghanian descent, Virgil Abloh, […]
Decolonisation, Stereotypes and The “Mis-Education” of African Fashion
We recently interviewed Dr Erica de Greef for our youtube channel. She shared with us about a new online course offered by her company – AFRI / the African Fashion Research Institute which explores why African fashion stereotypes exist and persist. (Do watch the full interview here and make sure to subscribe, like and share.) […]
Fashioning West Africa “A series of conversations with West African Creatives”
FASHIONING WEST AFRICA SHOWING AS PART OF FASHION SCOUT DIGITAL SHOWCASE DURING LONDON FASHION WEEK FEBRUARY 2021 DIRECTED BY NUEL BANS–DEBONAIR AFRIK STUDIOS, PRODUCED BY ARIETA MUJAY–BÄRG PRODUCTIONS, EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY: AFRICAN FASHION FOUNDATION You are cordially invited to tune in to the screening of “FASHIONING WEST AFRICA” as part of FASHION SCOUT DIGITAL showcase […]
EFI Accelerator For African Designers 21-22 – CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
The EFI Accelerator Programme is back, and they are now taking applications until 31st of March. With the support of European Union, the Ethical Fashion Initiative aspires to propel creative entrepreneurs forward, providing them the support and guidance they need for a successful global debut; preparing brands to become investment-ready is the end goal. For […]
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AFRICA IS NOT A DUMPING GROUND! – the Secondhand Clothing Debate
I recently came across two press features that raised an important discussion around ethical fashion in Africa that I feel would be of interest for you. Firstly the BBC interview titled “Tackle fast fashion or ‘our...
Want My African Supplier contact list? The Reason WHY I do NOT give this out
Firstly… let me talk fashion. Fashion is a very competitive industry and African fashion being a niche where a lot of people hang out makes it uber competitive. The competition can come across quite daunting but I want to...
Brexit, UK-Africa Summit and African Fashion…What’s the Link?
The British people have spoken and a decision has been made by the U.K government and on Brexit. We will leave the EU (unofficially) today, 31st January 2020. Why am I telling you this? What does this have to do with your busin...
theFAMILY – Rebuilding African Communities by Building African Businesses
End of 2019 in our membership club The F.A.Mily we had our weekly session (happens every Wednesday) I tasked everyone to send to me their plan for their business for he next 6 months. Can you believe Saturday marks the beginnin...
SUPPORT | SYSTEMS | STRUCTURE…Which do you lack or need more of?
Can I be honest with you? I never PLANNED to be a business coach advisor strategist accountability partner sourcing agent trainer or public speaker. All of these things just HAPPENED organically because I stepped out. And it’...
AFRICAN COTTON – HOW THIS CROP IS KEY TO YOUR AFRICAN FASHION BUSINESS
I had the joy of visiting a cotton farm in Burkina Faso west Africa two years ago and the year before I had the chance to offer training to small but mighty talented skilled fashion business during an event there. This January ...
That’s Right…The Fashion Gurus are Dead Wrong!
So many gurus say it is impossible to source textiles in Africa, that you cannot make quality fashion there, that its unreliable and people only want to rip you off. NOW with the influx of people travelling to Africa last year ...
How the death of my Jamaican Grandfather started my business in Africa
All this talk about new decade and I totally speak that too but when I look back at this time last decade it was a completely different story. I had just started my MA Ethical Fashion degree and was researching into African cot...
Make 2020 Your African Decade – My 10 year Story
Can you believe just ten years ago in the September of 2009 was when I started my Masters degree in Ethical Fashion from which all you see has stemmed from. That masters degree literally birthed my business Africa Fashion Guide...
6 Reasons Why “Travel Africa” in 2020 is KEY to Grow Your Fashion Business
Right now it’s the final Sunday of 2019 and we enter a new decade and I have new emails for my newsletter list on this series of Source Sundays focused on sourcing textiles, country insights and more video interviews. But...
HOW I MADE IT IN AFRICA? HERE’S MY UNIQUE AFRICAN JOURNEY….
WHAT’S BEEN YOUR STORY? HERE’S MY UNIQUE AFRICAN JOURNEY…. It started in 2009 when I embarked on a journey I would never have imagined. I travelled to Ghana to explore my heritage from Africa to the Caribbean ...
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