“Free The Youth” is a space created in 2013 by Jonathan Coffie and Kelly Foli; intended to nurture the burgeoning creativity running as a current beneath the veneer of Accra, Ghana. Streetwear culture’s imprint on the collective consciousness is that of liberation and a commitment to the ever expanding lexicon of relaxed yet luxe garments,…
The spirits see all sides of a person.These pieces are terrains of soul, never finished, for the body beyond conscious understanding,like a mnemonic device that reminds you of what we’ve always known.A road map to the truth. I.AM.ISIGO Founded by Bubu Ogisi in 2009 the design house I.AM.ISIGO — based primarily between Lagos, Accra and Nairobi …
Good Good Good’s SS21 collection is inspired by founder Daniel Sher’s past travels around South Africa as well as what became the state of the world during 2020. As the pandemic continued to highlight systemic injustices permeating through our society and stuck at home unable to manufacture during level 5 of the national lockdown, Sher…
Released in conjunction with Thebe Magugu’s Autumn/Winter 2021 ready-to-wear collection, Alchemy, at Paris Fashion Week — Banyoloyi a Bosigo is a cowboy kung-fu telenovela. Described as “if Holy Mountain and Dikolong had a child”, Magugu teamed up with frequent collaborator, Kristin-Lee Moolman, to bring us a love letter to the unique idiosyncrasies many South Africans…
Modus Vivendii translates to “our way of living” in Latin and was originally formed as a blog showcasing the style of three young Nigerians. They credit Vogue Italia’s late editor-in-chief Franca Sozzani for encouraging the trio to kickstart their brand. Tripin.world While studying in England, Jimmy Ayeni, Ola Badiru, and Anthony Oye began Vivendii as a channel…
“On a mission to put creatives back in the driver’s seat, Backyard Group is incessant on ‘making noise, not friends’. Leveraging an impressive list of creators and innovators at the forefront of shifting culture in South Africa”. And now, the multidisciplinary collective and creative agency is back with a Levi’s Haus of Strauss collaboration. Since…
Living through historical moments has the special ability to make us contemplate our own impermanence. The impermanence of even the most character shaping moments — by virtue of them being moments — is Time’s threat to our wilting bodies. Hence, the social construction of legacy. We want to believe that we, or an extension of…
Soul’d Dreams is a striking streetwear brand growing out of Zimbabwe. This interview with founder Tadiwa Mashiri conveys the momentum in fashion as a vehicle of expression; turning away from the forced erasure of the rich cultural and historical tapestry at the hands of white supremacy and colonialism. The past, present and future is African;…
Louis Vuitton took full advantage of virtual fashion week as a way to explore a different type of fashion show, one that was dynamic and saw for a multi-disciplinary artistic performance. Virgil Abloh broke new ground with his Louis Vuitton menswear show for the Fall/Winter fashion week 2021 with his collection named ‘Ebonics’. The collection…
Dead White Man’s Clothes is a multimedia research project exploring the secondhand clothing trade in the context of Accra, Ghana. This project is coordinated by The OR Foundation, a USA-based non-profit co-founded by us – Liz Ricketts and Branson Skinner. We have been working in Ghana since 2011 and 2009 respectively. After observing second-hand clothing…
Coming of age online must not be an easy feat; a myriad of influences can either make or break confidence – distorting internal and external perceptions. Having said that: a new generation is on the rise who are so effortlessly in tune with expression on social media; turning their online presence into works of art…
Known on Instagram as ‘Queen of Cowries’ LaFalaise Dion’s designs promote African spirituality through the use of cowrie shells in her creations. Dion who is an author at ELLE Magazine Côte d’Ivoire studied journalism at the Institute of Science and Technology in Abidjan. This background in journalism has called upon her to tell stories through…
