What Dakar Built
Adama Paris has spent a quarter of a century taking Dakar Fashion Week out of rooms. The Medina show runs on a street closed for the night. It is free, there is no list, and residents watch from doorways and from the ledges of their own roofs while models pass close enough to touch. There […]
All Roads Lead To Dakar Fashion Week
On Saturday, May 23, 2026, the road to Dakar Fashion Week officially began with the launch of the Guzangs Expérience in Dakar, the first event of the Road to Dakar Fashion Week and Guzangs’ first on-the-ground activation on the African continent. Conceived in celebration of Dakar Fashion Week’s 25-year legacy, the Guzangs Expérience set the […]
The Woman Behind Dakar Fashion Week
The Woman Behind Dakar Fashion Week Adama Paris built Africa’s longest-running fashion week. Then she put it on the ocean. Adama Amanda Ndiaye, Founder of Dakar Fashion Week. Photography by Mario Epanya There are cities that host fashion weeks, and there are cities that shape them. Dakar belongs to the second kind. The most recent […]
Best of Fashion 2025
African fashion in 2025 was defined by intention. Across runways, campaigns, museums, and community spaces,
Trend Report: Dakar Fashion Week 2025
Dakar Fashion Week’s 24th edition ran three days across three venues
Dakar Fashion Week 2025 Day 3: The Runway Moved to the Atlantic
Dakar Fashion Week closed on the Atlantic. For its final day, the runway moved
Dakar Fashion Week 2025 Opens With Ethics on the Schedule
Dakar Fashion Week 2025 Opens With Ethics on the Schedule Dakar Fashion Week 2025 opened at the Turkish Embassy gardens with innovation and ethics as this edition’s official theme. Six collections tested what that means in practice. Bakus Oraya presented an homage to the Beninese Amazons. Hand-dyed batik, woven loincloth textiles, and adire techniques anchored […]
African Ritual Aesthetics in the Age of Luxury Fashion
Across Lagos, Dakar, and London, African designers are increasingly turning to the sacred. From Adama Paris’ waridjé mask bags to Bubu Ogisi’s
What Defined Lagos Fashion Week SS26? These 10 Trends
Lagos Fashion Week didn’t try to prove anything this season—it showed up with confidence. Over five days, designers presented collections that felt intentional, each show adding to a broader conversation about what African fashion looks like when it stops seeking validation and starts setting its own terms. Here are the ten trends that defined Spring/Summer […]
Lagos Fashion Week: All the Highlights from Day Four
Day four of Lagos Fashion Week unfolded in layers of textures and colors, with designers leaning into movement and meaning through