One of the country’s rising stars, Anyango Mpinga has delivered designs that have won international acclaim. In the second half of 2018, her latest creations will be available through Ireland’s leading fashion concept store. Cast your eyes over Anyango’s creations and you can see that the couture conscious ladies of …
Read More »Go and see Fashion Cities Africa in Brighton this April
Last summer, Africa Fashion met with Helen Mears, Keeper of World Art at the Royal Pavilion & Museums in Brighton. She had just returned from Nairobi in Kenya and was preparing her part of a unique new exhibit that goes live this month. this will be the first major UK exhibition dedicated …
Read More »Model Focus – Violet Gacenia from Kenya
Not every model you meet will have a degree in economics from Royal Holloway, but then every model you meet is not like Violet Gacenia. Now a teacher specialising in maths-related subjects, she visited the Africa Fashion studio for a charity shoot recently – so we took the opportunity to …
Read More »Five years after Westwood’s Kenyan concept
Around five years ago, fashion icon Vivienne Westwood was powering forward with a new concept: Ethical Fashion Africa. Now, as the final plans are being made for the big shows for Spring/Summer 2016, Africa Fashion takes a look at her original idea and why there are so many more possibilities …
Read More »Kenya prepares for 2nd International Fashion Fair
The Republic of Kenya is home to a population of more than 44 million people and, from 13th to 16th August, it will host the 2nd International Fashion Fair at the Kenyatta Centre in Nairobi. Thousands of visitors will attend, Africa Fashion takes a sneak peak at what they will see. With …
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