Dawn of a new era? Signs Africa's fashion finally 'ticking'

Africa's fashion outlook is promising  [Photo: Courtesy]

Africa has always played second fiddle on the global fashion scene. This is despite the fact that many household fashion names such as Stella McCartney and Tory Burch continued to appropriate African heritage and culture in their design collections. The recent appointment of Nigerian-British fashion designer Mawalola by Kanye West as the head design for the Yeezy x Gap collaboration seemed to change the trajectory.

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