There is a new exhibition opening at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Africa Fashion is a celebration of the vitality and innovation of a selection of fashion creatives from …
Header image: Katlego and bridesmaids, ‘A Rustic Chic Rustenburg Wedding’, 2016, via www.bontlebride.com Did you know that shweshwe fabric is a popular choice for wedding dresses in Southern Africa? It is …
Our Fabric of the Week is what we have called the Pink and Green Eyes Ankara. The gorgeous contrast of colours really do just pop! This print is 100% cotton …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …