A movie about Ozwald Boateng, THE British designer of Ghanaian heritage, will hit cinemas in the UK on the 9th of March. “A Man’s Story“, so the title of the…
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…photographer, but that photos should be neat, well-lit and present the whole look. Also, it makes a real impact when the designers have a real story to tell through their…
…Costume Institute of the African Diaspora (CIAD). APiF: What inspired the exhibition?Teleica Kirkland: The inspiration for the exhibition came from my research of dress history in the Caribbean. I had…
APiF: Please introduce your business and your designs. Mima-te: Our fashion label is called Mima-te (this is a Portuguese word which means Spoil yourself). Set in vintage style, with an…
…African continent…about the African woman. A show was needed that might change the narrative and be another story to the many stories that are out there but not made visible…
I love to come across new collections that excite me. Because they are different. Because they mix African Prints and Textiles with other materials to create contemporary styles. Because they…
…brings the Pan-African creative, history and culture to the doorstep of global fashion. The number 54 symbolizes the total number of countries in Africa, when the company was established; the…
…event in Tokyo and for many, it was the first-ever Black History Month event they had been to in Japan. I felt like that alone was history being made, and…
…from the Ashanti region of Ghana. Every color and fabric has a story to tell. For example: the color blue represents royalty or the Supreme Creator (God). Gold shows social…
…had the opportunity to present their men’s collections: MaXhosa by Laduma (South Africa) Orange Culture (Nigeria) Projecto Mental (Angola) Dent de Man (Ivory Coast) “I believe that Pitti Uomo is…