APiF: Please introduce your business and your designs. Adebayo Oke-Lawal: My label is called Orange Culture, a unisex label that celebrates people with colorful dispositions. APiF: How does your heritage…
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…culture/heritage, that they have been displaced from. In her own words: ‘There is something important about being able to take our icons and visual language and to hold onto them…
…the route of home furnishings, rather than using Ankara for dressmaking. I think it’s so important to incorporate culture into everyday living, and that’s why I’m so passionate about Bespoke…
…collection because it was an ode to culture. Akwete is an indigenous fabric belonging to the Igbo tribe of Nigeria and that’s my tribe. APiF: What is your professional background?…
The month of May in NYC is quite awesome when you are into everything Africa-inspired like me :-). Movies, art, fashion, performances … you name it! I need another vacation…
…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…
…African culture that helped build the nation. This is evident in their music, style of dance and food. Meet the Designer: Annabel Kwateng APiF: If your label would be a…
APiF: Please introduce your business and your designs. Matthew “Tayo” Rugamba: House of Tayo is a fashion label that aims to showcase African sophistication, style and flavor through contemporary, locally…
…of Melanin Unscripted, a platform aimed to dismantle stereotypes and blur racial lines by exposing complex identities and cultures around the world. My work has been featured in publications like…
APiF: Please introduce your label/brand. Thabo Makhetha: Thabo Makhetha is a women’s designer fashion brand specializing in quality formal, cocktail and evening wear. The company was established in 2009 and…