OUR TOWN: The Film Capturing a West African Movement on Wheels and Waves
Some stories don’t arrive through words. They show up in motion—on boards, in waves, and in the spaces young people carve out for themselves. OUR TOWN is one of them. Directed by Lounseny Soumah, the 35-minute documentary premiered yesterday at MK2 Bibliothèque in Paris. It follows Skate Tour GH, a 2022 road trip that brought […]
The Zimbabwean Fashion Scene: A Quiet Renaissance
Zimbabwe’s fashion industry is undergoing a nuanced but profound evolution. While the country may not yet be considered a global fashion capital, its creative community is asserting itself with authenticity, innovation, and resilience. Rooted in a rich cultural legacy and shaped by decades of economic and political flux, Zimbabwean fashion is moving from survival to […]
Where the Fathers Are
Carlos Idun-Tawiah’s portraits reimagine absence, softness, and legacy in Black fatherhood. Timed for Father’s Day, his series Hero, Father, Friend invites us into a world where care is quiet, presence is sacred, and the everyday becomes monumental. Carlos is a Ghanaian artist, photographer, and filmmaker based in Accra. Drawing inspiration from African archival treasures, he explores […]
Style Is Life: Reframing Africa Through the Sartorial Lens of Daniele Tamagni
In Dakar, where the past and future often collide in radiant defiance, Style is Life opened not just as an exhibition, but as a declaration. A necessary reframing of how Africa is seen, styled, and storied—through the radical lens of the late Daniele Tamagni. Here, fashion becomes more than fabric. It becomes language. Protest. Memory. […]
Kilubukila: Crafting a New Congolese Narrative Through Heritage, Design, and Women’s Empowerment
In the heart of Kinshasa, where the pulse of the city meets the echo of ancestral memory, a quiet revolution is unfolding — not with fanfare, but with fiber. In a modest workshop humming with laughter, looms, and purpose, Congolese women are weaving more than raffia. They are weaving futures. Identity. Power. And pride. This […]
Waste Not, Wear More: African Designers and Artists Upcycle the Future
As the global fashion industry reckons with its massive environmental impact, Africa is quietly leading a creative revolution — one where waste is not discarded but reborn. On this World Environment Day, we turn the spotlight to a growing community of African designers and artists transforming textile scraps, plastic, and secondhand clothing into vibrant works […]
A Decade of Design: Roselyn Silva on Intentional Elegance and Her São Tomé Roots
Amber Is the New Bold: When the Glow Is Ours to Command
The body has always been a canvas—and melanin, a masterpiece. Not in the way galleries hold paintings behind velvet ropes, but in the way a woman, bare-shouldered and sun-kissed, walks into a room and does not apologize for taking up space. Melanin is not just pigment. It is memory, it is resistance, it is grace […]
Thuku-Benzinge’s Umutoni: The Jewelry Brand Crafting Its Own Luxury
Umutoni Thuku-Benzinge is curating her own definition of luxury. One deeply rooted in her Kenyan and Rwandan heritage, and grounded in her passion for jewelry, social impact, and craftsmanship. As a fashion entrepreneur, she is the founder of the eponymous jewelry brand Umutoni, known for its East African storytelling and minimalist design language. Born and […]
Threads of Influence VII: The Archive Walked
We’ve spent the last four weeks digging into the roots of regalia, resistance, and everything stitched in between. Threads of Influence wasn’t about nostalgia. It was about showing how Black style has always been a strategy. And how tailoring, in particular, has carried history on its back. So when the 2025 Met Gala chose Superfine: […]