Africa Fashion

African fashion has a global impact, with designers such as Shade Thomas-Fahm,Chris Seydou,Kofi Ansa, and Alphadi drawing on past traditions and reinventing them. The contemporary African fashion scene is diverse and dynamic, with contributions from experts on cloth, fashion, and cultural history.

Format: Hardback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 09 June 2022
Publisher: V & A Publishing

From Amanda Gorman, resplendent in kente cloth (courtesy of Virgil Abloh for Louis Vuitton) on the cover of US Vogue, to Michelle Obama's repeated outings in Duro Olowu, African fashion exerts worldwide influence. Africa Fashion delves into how radical post-independence social and political re-ordering sparked a cultural renaissance across the continent. Designers such as Shade Thomas-Fahm, Chris Seydou, Kofi Ansa, and Alphadi drew on past traditions, recovered and reinvented them, laying the foundation for today's fashion revolution.

The authors then present the work of the new generation of creatives, including Nigerian fashion designer Lisa Folawiyo, Somali visual artist Gouled Ahmed, Ghanaian woven bag maker AAKS, and Kenyan jeweler Ami Doshi Shah. Their work demonstrates that there is no one way to be African and no single African aesthetic. The contemporary African fashion scene is as diverse and dynamic as the continent itself, and has always been.

With contributions from experts on cloth, fashion, and cultural history, as well as the voices of makers and designers, this inspiring and arresting book offers a window into one of the most innovative, exciting, and thoughtful areas of fashion today.

Dimension: 290 x 230 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781838510275