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 »Will Enninful drive to launch Vogue Africa in 2018?
You can trust Naomi Campbell to kick off a conversation like no other model. As an established brand, Vogue will want solid market research before opening up fresh versions of itself into new markets. Having launched Vogue Arabia in 2016, will the appointment of Edward Enninful to run Vogue UK lead …
Read More »The Rise of Adwoa Aboah
Smouldering red lipstick, the headscarf, the bleached eye brows, the shimmering metallic eyeshadow in transcending shades of blue – anybody would be forgiven to think they’ve stumbled across a special collector’s issue of a vintage Italian Vogue, but the model in question is Adwoa Aboah and the decision to grace …
Read More »Nigerian Mayowa Nicholas takes centre stage for Benetton
With 10,000 employees, revenues of more than €1.6 billion and a reputation for creating memorable visuals around their ‘United Colors of’ campaigns, Benetton is celebrating its 51st spring/summer season with ‘A Collection of Us’ that has Nigerian model Mayowa Nicholas at its heart. There are few things we like better …
Read More »Converging Cultures: A showcase of African style and chic in Hamburg
For the first time in its history, the glamorous city of Hamburg will open its harbours and welcome some of the most talented and innovative designers of African origin to the Mercedes Benz me Store. On Friday 2nd December, the luxurious store will play host to fashion and business for the MADE …
Read More »Mafrika unveils its Autumn Winter collection from Malawi
High quality, original work, where the materials and labour have been sourced locally and ethically – is exactly what Africa Fashion is all about. Today we turn our attention to Malawi and an exciting, vibrant brand called Mafrika. For most nations to thrive, they need an open port to encourage trade. …
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