Fashion in Zimbabwe: Designers, a National Fabric and Fashion Week
Zimbabwe Fashion Week, founded in 2009, and a national fabric programme show a country keen to celebrate...
Read MoreFashion in Mauritania: The Melhfa, Silver and Leather
Mauritanian style centres on the draped melhfa, ornate silver jewellery and nomadic leatherwork.
Fashion in Botswana: Leteisi, Designers and Fashion Weeks
Leteisi fabric and a growing design community define Botswana’s fashion, from Gaborone’s runways to ceremonial dress.
Fashion in Somalia: Traditional Dress, Dirac and Gold Jewellery
Somali dress ranges from the sheer dirac and wrapped guntiino for women to the macawis and koofiyad...
Read MoreFashion in Mozambique: The Capulana
The capulana, a versatile sarong-like cloth, is central to dress in Mozambique.
Fashion in Angola: Luanda Style, Designers and Angola Fashion Week
From young Luandans styling themselves in the late colonial era to designer Nadir Tati, Angolan fashion is...
Read MoreFashion in Zambia: The Chitenge and Everyday Dress
The chitenge, a bright printed wrap cloth, is a staple of Zambian dress and is easily turned...
Read MoreFashion in Senegal: The Grand Boubou
The grand boubou, a flowing embroidered robe, is Senegal’s most formal and recognisable garment.
Fashion in Libya: Traditional Dress for Special Occasions
Everyday Libyan dress is modern, while embroidered traditional outfits and heavy jewellery are kept for celebrations.
Fashion in Sierra Leone: Gara Tie-Dye
Gara tie-dye, centred on the city of Makeni, is a patient craft using plant dyes and starch.