LVMH announced the 2024 semi-finalists for their annual prize for young fashion designers. Of the 20 contenders, one name stood out — Agbobly.
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What needs to change in the global fashion ecosystem to lay forth a path towards equitable inclusion and diversity at the highest levels? The short answer: a lot of things, a structural overhaul of the status quo. Yet the long answer is also a lot of things.
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It has a been a long time and in this time, myriad challenges have left even the strongest of us undeniably raw, emotionally exhausted, and intellectually untethered.
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A growing movement is brewing in Accra led by curator Travis Obeng-Casper, who formalized what began as a casual meeting of friends into a blossoming ecosystem of Ghanaian creatives.
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"Quick Take" is a new series dedicated to short-form insights on the business of fashion and the expanding industry across the diaspora. From Johannesburg to New York, catch our take on the creatives capturing our collective imagination. First up, South African designers Palesa Mokubung and Thebe Magugu.
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Congratulations are in order for designer Kerby Jean-Raymond of American label Pyer Moss. He claimed the top prize (and $400,000) at the CFDA - Vogue Fashion Fund’s annual awards in New York.
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If there is one word to describe Tongoro Studio founder and creative director Sarah Diouf, it is relentless. Launching two years ago, Diouf saw a need in the market for accessibly priced and stylish casual wear that was as versatile as the lifestyle she leads.
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Meet American fashion designer Stephen Burrows, who was the first African-American to achieve international acclaim in the 1970s.
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On the back of our recent announcement to expand into IRL programming this year, we want to give you a peek into the rest of our New York Fashion Week schedule. See below for our picks of SS19 runway shows, presentations, and performances.
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They boast, "ONLY PLACE IN LAGOS TO COP LEGIT SUPREME, PALACE, PALM ANGELS, OFF-WHITE..." New concept store XII Glover is the latest to bring those labels to the fore with insiders right in Ikoyi.
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One feature that defines the creative industries, especially fashion, across the diaspora is the sheer vastness of the landscape. PROTOChic connected with Congolese creative Nsimba Valene Lontanga to contemplate the future of African fashion.
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In the month of Ghana's celebration of 61 years of independence, another export of Ghana's hand-crafted cultural tradition celebrates a decade - luxury womenswear label Christie Brown.
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Virgil Abloh is hitting his stride as creative director and polymathic magnate for luxury brand Off-White. As the consummate designer, Abloh offers a contemporary example of living creatively with no limits.
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Governments should not underestimate the role of fashion to drive tourism and to ultimately drive gross domestic product in the short, medium, and long-term.
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The fifth iteration of #SMWLagos is brimming with content and bringing together the brightest minds in government, education, media, design, beauty, and fashion.
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A dreamscape of men flourishes in Creative Director Adebayo Oke-Lawal’s garden, but it wasn’t all fantasy at Orange Culture’s Autumn / Winter 2017 presentation hosted by Fashion Scout during London Fashion Week.
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A live Fuji beats version of Rihanna's "Work" soothed standing guests awaiting the much-anticipated Maki Oh Fall 2017 presentation, part of New York Fashion Week.
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Two young men take the floor at Kinfolk surrounded by friends and family to launch the season 3 collection of their genderless fashion brand Byas & Leon.
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