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Black Thread Runs Deep at this New Swedish Exhibition!
When Lotta from Just Africa mentioned about an upcoming exhibition to be held in Sweden that she would be involved in I couldn’t wait to hear more! The exhibition entitled Black Thread, along with the French Institute in Sweden, is a collaboration between the Museums of World Culture and their project Ongoing Africa, and the powerhouses at […]
So why is GHANA a great place for production right now?
Lesson 1 – G IS FOR G-REAT VISIONWelcome again to our newsletter series on Ghana sourcing!This is week one and for three more weeks I will be sending to those on my email weekly to highlight the opportunity of Ghana to you as a location to set up your Fashion Made in Africa (FMIA) business.So lets go! Sign up […]
Laduma does it again! – Maxhosa Africa showcased another amazing collection for NYFW
One of my favourite PEOPLE, if not just designers, is South African Laduma Ngxokolo. Having watched his journey in business, design and excellence I continue to stand in awe of his work. So seeing him present yet another amazing collection on Wednesday 16 September, with Maxhosa Africa wowing viewers as he showcased during a virtual NYFW […]
TEN YEARS in BUSINESS – Milestone ANNIVERSARY!
What a story! Ten years doing business in Africa 9/9 2011 marked the beginning, the birthing, the building of Africa Fashion Guide.Why I recognise that my African fashion business hit a milestone yesterday and turned 10, I see also that this has been a journey of exploration of Africa, of self and great learnings, of […]
An Untold African Fashion Story
“You have to be lucky to find the right ones and then stick with them”.All month of August so far I have shared and discussed with those in the AFG community about sourcing in Africa. I want to help you to learn insights into this so you can get started.This quote above was something that my […]
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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 ...
7 TOP Fashion Business Opportunities you can Start in Africa today!
Friday’s with you these days helping you to get planning and to catch up on your end of year plans on building your African fashion business ideas and that’s why today’s FASHION BUSINESS FRIDAY will be foun...
FIVE Myths you have been Sold about Starting an African Fashion business
Can I set your mind free right now? If so please read on. I am going to share with you that there are many things that you do NOT need in order to be “ready” to build your fashion business made in Africa. These a...
Why your Africa Fashion business is screwed!
I want to briefly share with you a topic that could literally be make or break for your business. or as I like to all it “Business Murder” – yes I know way over the top but the topic is a real and important on...
Meghan sells out Made in Malawi – British Royalty shows the world to Shop Africa
So I will keep this blog post short with just two words…. MM …aka Meghan Markle aka.. the DUCHESS shows the world to Shop Africa! Our (yes…OUR…I am a Brit so now allowed to adopt our famous American bo...
E-commerce for Africa? A profitable Fashion Made in Africa (FMIA) business model.
A general African fashion topic that I just did a Fashion in Five Facebook Live session on my facebook page is about African Fashion retail. PLUS this is one of the panel discussions at our Fashion Africa Conference 2019 editi...
Fashion Industry Expert Inspired by African Heritage Encourages Retailers to “Shift Your Supply!”
With the likes of global retailers H&M, Gap, PVH Group, Tesco, Calzedonia, ASOS and presenting made in Africa products as well as the likes of Urban Outfitters, Selfridges and Bloomingdales rolling out their collaborative c...
Beyonce NO! Yes Please Bloomingdales! Why I am so divided.
BEYONCE V BLOOMINGDALES… I had to take this discussion on to my youtube channel to give a Fashion in Five series on the topic due to new news that added to my thoughts already about Beyonce and an Intellectual Property i...
How Africa’s new free trade agreement is going to UP your business!
It’s that time of the week where I hold my weekly FASHION BUSINESS FRIDAY series I want to briefly share with you here about an important topic for your business. I do these live in our Fashion in Five Facebook live...
Trade With Africa – Interview with Powerhouse Toyin Umesiri
I would like to welcome you to my new weekly interview series which forms our new Youtube AND Podcast series FASHION AFRICA VOICES.Looking at THE reasons why you should START A BIZ IN AFRICA in this weeks Fashion Africa Voi...
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