New Year, New Style: Redefining Bold Fashion for 2025
The New Year is here, and it’s time to embrace a wardrobe that exudes fearless energy, individuality, and a love for the art of fashion. Step into 2025 with bold silhouettes, daring textures, and reimagined classics that make every moment your runway. Power dressing gets a sleek upgrade this season with refined tailoring and bold […]
Guzangs Holiday Gift Guide:Thoughtful Pieces for Every Style Lover
This holiday season, Guzangs presents a curated selection of luxurious, statement-making gifts from African designers. Perfect for the style-savvy and sustainably minded, these pieces go beyond accessories—they’re wearable art. From a regal cape to a bold Western hat and an elegant scarf, each item inspires confidence, celebrates African craftsmanship, and adds a touch of […]
The 15th Dakar Biennale: A Journey of Awakening and Transformation
Dakar wakes early, the air warm and thick with the rhythm of its people, its streets alive with the thrum of conversation and possibility. This city, a cultural crossroads where past and future meet, has always known how to tell its story. And this November, as the 15th Dakar Biennale unfolded, it spoke louder than […]
Emerging Designers from Senegal and Across Africa Take the Stage in Dakar.
On Thursday, December 6, 2024, the Emerging Designers Showcase, Part II at the Pullman Dakar Teranga gathered a remarkable group of talent from Senegal and across Africa. The evening was not just about fashion, but a powerful declaration of Africa’s creative energy, where tradition met innovation. The designers presented collections that told stories of resilience, […]
Dakar Fashion Week 2024: Where African Creativity Meets Global Glamour
Dakar Fashion Week 2024 kicked off in grand style at the Turkish Embassy in Dakar, an elegant venue that set the stage for a celebration of African creativity and global collaboration. The embassy’s sophisticated setting offered a perfect backdrop as designers, models, and fashion enthusiasts gathered to honor the artistry and innovation that defines African […]
Metamorphosis II by LOHIJE: A Celebration of Transformation and Sustainable Luxury
LOHIJE, renowned for redefining sustainable luxury, unveiled its latest collection, Metamorphosis II, at the GTCO Fashion Weekend in Lagos, Nigeria. Inspired by the transformative journey of the butterfly, Creative Director Gift Olohije Raji brought to life the beauty of change, resilience, and renewal through intricate craftsmanship and innovative design. Building on the success of Metamorphosis […]
Eric Raisina Brings Malagasy Magic to the GTCO Fashion Weekend in Lagos
Eric Raisina lit up the Lagos runway with a breathtaking showcase of texture, color, and heritage at the GTCO Fashion Weekend. Renowned for his mastery of raffia and silk, the Malagasy designer wowed with fringed ensembles in vibrant yellows, fiery reds, and lush purples, each piece a celebration of meticulous craftsmanship. Fusing traditional Malagasy weaving […]
Obinna Obioma Presents: “Ụdị Ejiji Ọktoba” – A Fashion Tribute to Nigeria’s Independence
Meet Obinna Obioma—a New York-based photographer, visual artist, and art director. His latest project, “Ụdị Ejiji Ọktoba”, reimagines the sartorial choices of Nigeria’s Independence Day, blending nostalgia with modernity to honor the nation’s journey. Through rich textures, bold colors, and dynamic silhouettes, Obioma celebrates the spirit of individuality, freedom, and unity passed down through generations. […]
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 […]
A Celebration of African Fashion: The Marist College Panel on ‘Alternative Realities’
Sept 11, 2024 – Guzangs was honored to be hosted at Marist College’s River Rooms for a dynamic panel discussion titled Alternative Realities: Modern and Contemporary African Fashion, a View from the Continent. The Marist Student Center with breathtaking views of the Hudson River, provided a perfect intimate backdrop for an evening of insightful […]