Decked in pieces made from organic faso dan fani, a cotton material from Burkina Faso, and, silk dresses adorned with obom- fabric made from the bark of a tree, models sashayed on the haute-couture stage in Paris, closing the edition’s show to the soundtrack of African music. The designer is 51-y…
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ASPIRE Pick of the Week: Ozwald Boateng On Africanism
Savile Row tailor and celebrated British designer Ozwald Boateng OBE writes an essay for Vogue on his new ‘Africanism’ collection and why it was so important for him to unveil it at Arise Fashion Week in April 2018. The rebirth: African luxury redefined with every stitch, a fusion of …