For 26-year-old health and safety expert turned tech entrepreneur Chekwas Okafor, fashion is a family business.
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14 Ethical Fashion Brands from the Continent – Shoppe Black
In response to growing demand from socially conscious consumers, ethical fashion brands are popping up around the world and established brands are developing eco-friendly lines.
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The Biggest, Blackest Wedding of All Time Will Make Your Day
An immaculate fusion of the couple’s New Orleans and Nigerian cultures, the four-day extravaganza was inspired, in part, by Lewis’ favorite movie, Coming to America, from which she takes the moniker Imperial Majesty, the Royal Queen of Zamunda.
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5 Designers Putting Zambian Fashion on the Map
A decade ago, Zambia’s textile and clothing industry had all but withered into the dust as privatization sapped the vigor of the industry and reduced the Zambian public to consuming cheap Chinese goods. However, the last few years have seen a resurgence in the fashion industry with more young designers bursting on the scene.
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Afropreneurs: Ugandan Entrepreneur Sarah Nakintu Is Taking Her ‘African-Inspired’ Luxury Handbags Global
At 15-years-old, Sarah Nakintu would go hunting for weekend outfits among the open-air stalls of Owino, Kampala’s secondhand clothing market.
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Dandyism, Race and Masculinity Collide at The Photographer’s Gallery
When Guinness launched an advertisement and documentary two years ago featuring Congolese blue-collar workers transforming into a dashing flock of unlikely fashion stars, the world was captivated.
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Ikiré Jones: Acclaimed Menswear Company,
Ikiré Jones: Acclaimed Menswear Company, Combining The Romance of Classical Art With The Vibrancy of West African Culture.
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