Tag: african fashion
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Ugandan president has banned the import of secondhand clothes
‘Kafa ulaya’ or The clothes of dead white people- That is the translation for a local Nigerian word for the secondhand clothing that finds its way in to the country. It is a commentary of the amount of used clothing entering Nigeria and other parts of Africa and Asia from the United States and Europe.…
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The value of African fashion
Throughout the week I have been writing about Studio 189. The short introduction, if you haven’t read the other posts, is that it is a higher end brand of clothing produced in Africa using many of the traditional African clothing making techniques. I previously saw one of the skirts, ornately patterned and dyed, and I…
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Brand Spotlight: Studio 189 overview
Studio 189 was founded in 2013 by Abrima Erwiah and Rosario Dawson. At the heart of the brand is the desire to use fashion as a tool for social change. The brand has a split headquarters in Accra, Ghana and New York City. It uses local Ghananian talent to craft their clothing using traditional weaving…
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Designer Spotlight: Abrima Erwiah, advice for those who seek to make fashion a tool for social change
Yesterday, I provided the backstory of Abrima Erwiah, one of the co-founders of Studio 189. As I pulled together that information, I was left with a set of quotes that I believe would be helpful to anyone who is considering how they to can use fashion as a tool for social change. The following are…
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Designer Spotlight: Abrima Eriwah of Studio 189
Post New York Fashion Week, I am spending some time exploring some the brands that showed. First up is Studio 189, with a profile on one of its founders: Abrima Erwiah. Abrima Erwiah started Studio 189 with Rosario Dawson. Prior to starting the brand, you could hardly say she was a fashion outsider. Erwiah had…
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Just a reflection on what African fashion is
Take a moment. Think about Africa. What came to mind? Did you think about the landscape? Maybe the Sahara or the Serengeti first popped up. Or perhaps You thought you thought of historical events, maybe the pyramids. Or maybe Afrobeats music. Quick question, was the first thing you thought of poverty? War? Corruption? Look, no…
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