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"Scaling Isn't About Becoming Bigger": *Baboa Tachie-Menson* on systems, 3D Fashion and Rebuilding The Showroom Accra

Baboa Tachie-Menson on why scaling a creative business is about systems, not size, restructuring The Showroom Accra and 3D fashion design at Balmlabs.

*Ntombi Khambule* on Building the African Fashion Guild: "No One Is Coming to Save Us But Ourselves"

The woman behing Thebe Magugu’s operations makes a point of sharing why designers need operators and what it takes to grow a sustainable industry from the inside out.

*Debola Adebowale*:
Helping Brands Build Structure and Women Find the Brands Worth Shopping

Debola Adebowale on Artisans Advisory and BuyerBeWear, helping African fashion brands build structure and women discover and shop the brands they love.

Circularity, African Textiles and Building Clearly Invincible with *Sessi K*

The founder of Clearly Invincible talks ecosystem circularity, African textile archives and the need for data to lay the foundations of the industry.

INDUSTRY

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Lagos Fashion Week Hands Global Fashion a Blueprint for a Regenerative Future

Africa sells the world 15 billion dollars of raw textiles a year and buys back 23 billion in ready-to-wear clothing and footwear. At Lagos Fashion Week's African Fashion Compact II in London, a coalition of the continent's fashion leaders launched a manifesto to close that gap.

From Senegal to South Africa, African Fashion Is In Full Bloom

When Chanel brought its Métiers d'Art show to Dakar, Western media treated it like a discovery. It wasn't. Here's what that moment actually revealed about where African fashion stands today.

Jewellery Telling Black Stories In Brazil

In 19th-century Brazil, Black women traders used jewellery to protect their dignity and buy freedom. Three contemporary designers are still listening to that history, each in their own material language.

Everything You Need To Know About Fashion Tech

Digital worlds are offering infinite possibilities as technology is reinventing fashion and opening new opportunities. Fashion Tech specialist Lauralee Darien walk us through everything we need to know about this fast-growing space.

Fashion Scout on Collaboration and Sudan Fashion Zine REVout

Sudan's fashion scene has existed under near-total global silence. REVout Zine changed that. Fashion Scout director Billie Roberts talks scouting talent across Africa and the power of cross-border collaboration.

Discussing Africa’s Fashion Futures with Sustainability Pioneer Nkwo Onwuka

Nkwo Onwuka has been building a circular fashion brand in Nigeria since 2012, long before "sustainable" became a marketing fixture. She talks waste, craftsmanship and why Africa should be leading the charge.

GUIDES

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6 Digital Platforms Championing African Brands

Discover the e-commerce platforms dedicated to uniting a powerhouse collective of African creatives, making their brilliant creations accessible across the globe.

4 Fashion Brands Blurring Gender Boundaries

To celebrate queer voices, we are shining a light on 4 designers across Africa, who explore queer identities in their designs, and give a voice to their community.