Here is a selection of shweshwe dresses we have come across on Instagram. Just a bit of inspiration for your next sewing project and a way to see just how lovely shweshwe fabric can be! From sassy cocktail dresses to elegant wedding dresses, our Southern African sisters show us just how to do it. Header …
You might remember in our last post about the new Janet Jackson music video, we mentioned a Nigerian brand called Post Imperial whose pieces were used in the video. I am a real fan of this brand as they use Adire (batik and tie dye) fabric from Nigeria. I also love the fact that it is …
Osei-Duro is a brand that I have been a fan of for a long long time and even more so for their storytelling. This is especially because of their use of beautifully designed handmade batik fabric in their pieces. The brand was founded in 2011 by Maryanne Mathias and Molly Keogh and is based in …
Rain Queen Creations is a South African fashion brand founded by Keboetsoe and is based in Gauteng, Johannesburg. A lot of their pieces are made using shwehswe fabric and give it a modern, wearable and fresh look. Check out more of their work on www.rainqueencreations.co.za
Do you want to experiment with African fabric and not sure how? Have you been gifted some African print or have some in your fabric stash that you do not know what to do with? With spring finally here, my suggestion would be to make a nice and simple pencil skirt. A bright, colourful pencil …
Arise Fashion Week, Lagos is back and here are just some of our favourite looks from the weekend of fashion and frills. Looking forward to seeing how it grows next year. Power Monday in aşo- oké (woven cloth) by @kennethize. @imaanhammam captured by @rezebonna. Re-live the #arisefashionweek2018 experience with us, all week! A post …
There are great creatives out there designing, manipulating, sewing and combining fabric and patterns to create some pretty amazing products and art and in the first of the series, we bring you Aphiasakyi. This is a Ghanaian brand making some absolutely stunning jewellery pieces from African wax print fabric. Have a look!
At shows and events where I have Aso-oke on display, I often get asked what exactly it is and what it is used for. A lot of people are often surprised that it is used for clothing and this is understandable as the textile is thick and weighty. U.Mi-1 (pronounced you.me.one) is a fashion label …
Selected looks from the Stella McCartney SS18 Collection. Amongst a larger collection of easy, slightly oversized and floaty pieces, the collection included these colourful African Print looks. It is interesting to see Ankara being used on the catwalk in a more mainstream way with the two Stella’s taking it to the catwalk. Yes it is …
A lot of people that sew love the colours and vibrancy of African print fabric but are often stumped as to how to use it. At stitching and craft shows, I often get asked for suggestions on what to make and how to use the fabric. One of my many suggestions is to mix it …