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Accra Fashion Week: An event where African fashion is not only a show but also a business

Ghana has positioned itself in recent years as an important country in the evolution of art and culture. The Afro Nation festival and the celebratory ‘Year of Return’ (which encouraged Americans and Ghanaians in the diaspora to come and discover the country during the year 2019, ed.) have put the country in the spotlight. In terms of fashion,...

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Accra fashion week fights for female empowerment

As the music booms and the lights flare, a model sashays down the runway at Accra Fashion Week in Ghana. But the focus isn't on her high-waisted black pleather skirt, it's on something more risqué: her sheer, very tight top. "Showing breasts! That's not very Ghanaian!" a woman in the audience exclaims to her friend. Reality star Kim Kardashian...