Nigerian model Favour Lucky wears wax print fabric in her designer look.
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West African designers produce only the clothes that are needed, preventing waste and allowing space for creativity.
Izikhothane display their expensive Italian shoes - which they sometimes destroy in public.
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It’s about more than wasteful destruction; it’s a way of restoring dignity to marginalised young lives.
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At last: a substantial fashion exhibition devoted to the traditions, skill and exuberance of African designer style.
Those dressing in designer labels can be the subject of memes in the DRC.
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Humour is a way for Congolese internet users to prod at cultural traits and political developments – despite censorship being rife.
South African lawyer and part-time fashion model, Thando Hopa, at an exhibition of Drum magazine front pages in.
Johannesburg.
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The magazine grew to be the largest circulation publication for black readers in South Africa, and expanded to include East and West African editions.
A funeral party wearing matching attire, or aso ebi.
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As the Nigerian tradition of dressing in matching outfits for special events continues to grow in popularity, it brings with it a threat of social exclusion.