Africa Takes Its Turn on the Runway

It was a fashion show that stopped traffic. On one of the largest cable bridges in southern Africa, hundreds of the fashion elite had gathered around midnight to watch David Tlale’s highly anticipated fall 2011 show. To commemorate the occasion, Mr. Tlale shut down the Nelson Mandela Bridge, turning the busy roadway into a runway. Ninety-two models, one for…

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African Style Isn’t All About Prints for This Fashion-Forward Ghana Curator

When scrolling through Lucy Adjoa Armah’s Instagram, the 28-year-old design anthropologist’s vibrant style may not immediately pop out at you. Rather than a selection of well-curated selfies or the #OOTD posts, you’ll find something more akin to a mood board. Posts after posts display a pastiche of the Accra-born, London-raised curator’s interests: African visuals, Bollywood film stills, Issey Miyake…

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