From experimental project to showcase of Beninese creativity, FARE embodies sustainable fashion rooted in local craftsmanship. Peter Toni Basengula discusses the pivot from deadstock to indigo, his 100% local production networks, what the FLY program taught him, and what's still missing from Benin's creative scene.
Read MoreThree organisations, one store in Mayfair, and one shared message. During Black History Month in London, Taking Up Space brought together Black-owned sustainable fashion brands to show that Black voices have been leading the sustainability conversation all along.
Read MoreFAD is the brainchild of Fatou Alhya Diagne, born in Dakar and raised between Montreal and New York. Part platform, part archive, part manifesto: an ecosystem built to give African fashion the context it has always deserved.
Read MoreWhen 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.
Read MoreDiscover the e-commerce platforms dedicated to uniting a powerhouse collective of African creatives, making their brilliant creations accessible across the globe.
Read MoreTo 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.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreDigital 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.
Read MoreMulti-talented creative director Koura-Rosy Kane teaches us about the history of Ouakam as she sheds light on the very specific choices behind WËR, a project born out of a collaboration with multichannel platform Noir Concept.
Read MoreSudan'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.
Read MoreNkwo 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.
Read MoreCanada-based entrepreneur Tina Mbachu on relaunching her conscious label Atelier MBOKA with a new vision after a considered break.
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Read MoreThe stories are there. The designers are there. South Africa-based fashion writer Innocent Ndlovu speaks plainly about the gaps, and what it actually takes to report on African fashion from within it.
Read MoreLearn more about Innocent Ndlovu, a voice of the industry writing for Industrie Africa
Read MoreLearn what to take into consideration when sourcing and manufacturing on the continent
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