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What 'thinking sustainably' means at Lagos Fashion Week

Lagos - Four days before the Éki kéré show at Lagos Fashion Week, sewing machines were still whirring in the workshop of this popular Nigerian brand. The studio is located in the heart of the cultural and economic capital of Africa's most populous country. On that day, brand founder Abasiekeme Ukanireh gathered models and seamstresses for the...

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Africa Fashion Up launches call for applications for its fourth edition

For its third consecutive edition, the Africa Fashion Up initiative, a showcase of contemporary African fashion in France, will present the creations of emerging African brands during a fashion show in Paris. To select these young designers, a call for applications has been launched. Since February 15 and until April 15, 2023, young African...

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Vlisco Fashion Fund invites young African designers to a training course in Amsterdam

For over 100 years, the Dutch group Vlisco has positioned itself as a benchmark for fashion and luxury in Africa. Well established in the west and centre of the continent with its four brands, Vlisco, Woodin, Uniwax and GTP, the company has a large part of its customers but also its employees there. In addition to the marketing of loincloths,...