Thank you for blessing us. That was the refrain overheard by one patron to artist Simone Leigh at the opening of her highly anticipated exhibition at the Luhring Augustine Gallery in Chelsea.
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Bolivia. Tenesar. Jamaica. These are just a few of the places the team behind contemporary brand ASHYA looks to for inspiration for their two-year old enterprise famously known for its luxurious leather belt bags.
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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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We are proud to announce the launch of our latest initiative 'West Africa to the West,' a series focused on West African artisanal heritage and creative confidence connecting to a global consumer.
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Contemporary artist Banele Khoza opened his design workshop and art gallery BKhz Studio earlier this month at 68 Juta Street right off the Nelson Mandela Bridge in Braamfontein.
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Last month, the Victoria Island based retailer announced a continent-wide search for exceptional talent across various categories in a newly launched Emerge ALÁRA Awards.
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In honor of fathers and father figures to be celebrated worldwide on the third Sunday in June, PROTOChic rounds our favorite selects from Nigerian menswear label Post-Imperial.
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Celebrations were also in order for Nigerian designer Bubu Ogisi who unveiled an art installation of her Autumn / Winter 2018 collection in New York. The installation took the key pieces and her accompanying campaign images shot by the ocean to distill her creative process in its most pure form.
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"All I want to do is create clothes that match up to the incredible beauty of all women," remarked designer Lisa Folawiyo on the set of her look book shoot for her latest collection.
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PROTOChic chatted with Thebe Magugu last year, asking how the contemporary womenswear South African designer starts his day. That same sense of playfulness rang true in his Spring / Summer 2018 collection presented during South Africa Fashion Week.
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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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Designer Kenneth Ize has his finger on the pulse of Lagos. Since launching his eponymous label in 2013, Ize has continued to develop his expertise in tailoring inspired by his hometown.
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Virgil is off to Vuitton. The formal announcement confirming Off-White Founder and Creative Director Virgil Abloh as the new Men's Artistic Director of French luxury house Louis Vuitton was made public today globally.
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PROTOChic sat in with Aurora James, founder of accessories label Brother Vellies, on a recent talk to hear her insights on running and maintaining a sustainable brand.
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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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Running a growing accessories line from two countries is just another day in the life for co-collaborators Ngozi Kemjika and Toluwa Okunoren behind ZI & LUWA.
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It was a fortuitous group exhibition curated by multi-hyphenate artist Arthur Jafa that led Frida Orupabo to Ming Smith in a show at London's Serpentine Gallery. Almost eight months later, Orupabo is beaming at her first US solo exhibition.
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