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 […]
Building Chuks Collins: Choosing His Own Terms in Fashion
Chuks Collins builds clothes that refuse single definitions. His work fuses African-inspired motifs with Western tailoring,
Nyambo Masa Mara on Border Politics, Sustainability, and Building Masa Mara
Nyambo Masa Mara on Border Politics, Sustainability, and Building Masa Mara Portrait of Nyambo Masa Mara, Founder of the brand Masa Mara. Nyambo Masa Mara’s two freeform dreadlocks hang down his back, thick and heavy. He estimates they weigh about 15 kilograms total. “People always ask if they’re heavy,” he says. “Of course they are. […]
20 Years of Lisa Folawiyo
From embellished Ankara to global recognition, Lisa Folawiyo reflects
Boyedoe, Connade, and Late For Work: African Design Takes Paris at Tranoï 2025
Boyedoe, Connade, and Late For Work: African Design Takes Paris at Tranoï 2025 Photo credit: Andrea Adriani / GoRunway, Canex Tranoï runway, Paris Fashion Week SS26. Connade — Hand in Hand Collection Between September 29 and October 7, 2025, Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2026 brought the usual spectacle but this season, three African designers made […]
Style Breakdown: Inside Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah’s Custom Looks and the Designers Behind Them
In our debut digital issue, we spotlight Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, NFL linebacker and Ghanaian as the face of our inaugural Guzangs cover. Each look he wore was custom-made in collaboration with African designers and stylists, curated specifically for this moment. While these exact pieces were made for Jeremiah, many are available to order or shop in […]
Kente Gentlemen: Crafting a Legacy of Boldness and Culture Through Fashion
It began with two shirts. When Aristide Loua, a math graduate living in South Carolina, received two wax-print shirts from his mother in Côte d’Ivoire, something stirred in him. The shirts were not just garments. They were memories, fragments of home — the colors, the patterns, the stories. Aristide could almost hear the laughter of […]