The beauty and craft of the Maasai culture is one that is loved and celebrated not only by East Africans. We have recently seen many designers both local and international draw inspiration from this. Beadwork practiced by the Maasai’s have decorated and made beautiful long before they began to inspire designers and artists around the […]
December 22, 2011
‘Africa’ is a single reference volume on dress and fashion in this region. The volume was originally part of the Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion, which explores, in 760 articles and 3.6 million words, the dressed and adorned body across cultures and throughout history. The ten volumes have been made available individually for the first […]
October 29, 2011
African fabrics and Italian design is the synthesis of MAGO’ East Africa a clothing line and brand created in Zanzibar in 2006. It was an idea in the mind of Margherita Marvasi’s who developed it in cooperation with a Tanzanian professional team and it was her focus to follow strictly ethical principals. The business idea […]
October 8, 2011
FAB Magazine’s new issue, the 7th in the Fabulous African and Black continuum, has finally arrived – just in time to save fashion junkies who’ve missed it. As always FAB brings you 200+ pages of fashion, beauty and lifestyle – the unisex bible for all things cool about Africa is packed with potently provocative […]
October 3, 2011
afr Launched in 2011, Jacqueline Shaw, Founder and Director of Africa Fashion Guide has released her book on African fashion entitled ‘Fashion Africa – a Visual Overview of Contemporary African Fashion’ with an aim to celebrate the fashion scene in Africa and the Diaspora through images, interviews, beautiful modern illustrations and critical analysis on sourcing, production as […]
August 1, 2011
JUST IN! HOT NEWS!! Sneak Peak SS12 Chichia for Made by Africa. Beautiful, fun, colourful and seriously cool. London based Tanzanian designer Chichia, who recently won the Ethical Fashion Forum Innovation Pure Award continues with her signature blend of East African printed fabrics and contemporary silhouettes incorporating jersey wear. In the collaboration with concept jersey […]
June 23, 2011
La Geneve North Events is an event management organisation that hosts various fashion events as well as product launches for private clients and members of the public They will be presenting their LGN Events Summer Catwalk Presenting in London this July 8th and will showcase the work of Tanzanian born designer Anna Lukindo of creative fashion […]
June 10, 2011
Mantisworld is a reputable company with a base in Tanzania, East Africa and producing and supplying basic tees, vests, hoodies etc for base style products ready for print and logo applications. With a London-based headquarters and showroom, and a strong professional knowledgable team they can provide to your company requirements in quick speed time. (AFG can […]
January 7, 2012
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