From Amanda Gorman in kente cloth on the cover of American Vogue, to Michelle Obama's outings in Duro Olowu, the fashion of Africa exerts a worldwide pull. Africa Fashion explores how a radical post-independence creativity sparked a cultural renaissance across the continent, when designers such as Shade Thomas-Fahm, Chris Seydou, Kofi Ansah and Nina Gessous drew on past traditions and reinvented them. Now, a new generation, such as Nigerian fashion designer Lisa Folawiyo, Ghanaian woven bag maker AAKS, and Kenyan jeweller Ami Doshi Shah, show that the African fashion scene is as diverse and dynamic as the continent itself.
Edited by:
Christine Checinska Imprint: V & A Publications Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 290mm,
Width: 230mm,
ISBN:9781838510275 ISBN 10: 1838510273 Pages: 256 Publication Date:05 July 2022 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Christine Checinska is Senior Curator Africa and Diaspora: Textiles and Fashion at the V&A.
Reviews for Africa Fashion
'arresting on the shelf and packed with insight', The hottest coffee table books to buy right now, Joe Bromley, Evening Standard, July 2022