Ramping up local talent
Fashion Week's most obvious trend was support for
local design from mainstream corporates.
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From Soweto streets to London catwalks
Soweto designer Lesego Malatsi aims to conquer the fashion world, and made his debut at London Fashion Week.
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Niger's Alphadi pushes African fashion to global scene
Niger is better known for its poverty, not fashion. But out of this dusty and arid nation has emerged a man as colourful as his creations, Alphadi.
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New York's African catwalk
Lynley Donnelly jetted off to the Big Apple to see how the African designers fared at fashion week.
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Identity complexity
Arise Africa Fashion Week highlights the ambivalent relationship African designers have with the West, writes Lynley Donnelly.
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From Obama America to Runway Africa
In an excerpt from the SA Fashion Week catalogue American academic Victoria L Rovine discusses the world's perception of African fashion.
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