Our hair, we are born with it yet there is so much we do to try and change our natural hair texture, and our hair’s appearance. Antonia Opiah’s Huffington Post article “The Changing Business of Black Hair” reported that the black haircare industry is estimated to be worth half a trillion dollars, as …
Read More »KickStart The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives
At some point or another, every publication with an interest in Africa has written a story about the lack of support and opportunities in theatres and cinema. Many argue that a change in the landscape will only happen when talented people from within the community step forward and energise the rest of …
Read More »Hoofers Intl – Adding a splash of colour in the Amasokisi department
Karina Bappa is a fashion designer with roots into both Ghana and Nigeria. While working on a range of semi-bespoke clothing for women, she came up with an idea to keep fashionable men happy. Although there is no excuse for wearing the same socks two days in a row, if …
Read More »Mosob – Eritrean restaurant reviewed
Listed by Trip Advisor as a ‘Centre of Excellence’ for 2014, Mosob has been serving up traditional Eritrean dishes to a West London audience for more than 10 years. Taking advantage of a break in the London rain this summer, Africa Fashion decided to see what all the fuss was …
Read More »Africa at Spitalfields Bank Holiday Monday
Here at Africa Fashion, we believe in immersion. You can only understand so much by reading and discussion. At some point you need to get hands on – and there’s no better way to do that in London than by joining the Africa at Spitalfields event on Monday 25th May. …
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