Aisha Obuobi on her AMFW 2012 collection, her trademark pieces and her hopes for African fashion. Read more...
Moroccan maverick Amine Bendriouich was the king of street-cast models at AMFW 2012. Read more...
This Ugandan designer looked to the style tribes of the early 1980s for her AMFW 2012 show. Read more...
Rukky Ladoja, Tola Ayanwale and Obi Obi make up the young Lagos label Grey. Their jolly, wearable designs came out to play on Sunday afternoon at AMFW 2012. Read more...
Laurence Chauvin Buthaud’s Abidjan-based menswear label Laurenceairline celebrated its second season as a label at AMFW 2012. Read more...
We catch up with established South African designer Gavin Rajah, who following his Lagos debut at AMFW 2012 will be joining ARISE at New York Fashion Week in September. Read more...
Viv La Resistance opted for pillar-box hats and tie dye jersey dresses and loose suits in a broad spectrum of candy and neon shades. Read more...
Vonne Couture showed an all black satin range of dresses and separates worn with fedoras Read more...
The Japan-influenced collection avoided all gimmicks and focused entirely on what Boateng does best: damn good suits. Read more...
Telfar got the party started with his high NRG collection that combined and reversed traditional textures and silhouettes to create a casual but considered take on urban sportswear. Read more...
Lois Samuels ventured from sea to turf throughout her traditionally tailored presentation. Read more...
Funlayo Deri’s pretty cocktail dresses were made from lemon and grey printed chiffon or black velvet panelled with navy chain mail lace. Read more...
Uganda’s Gloria Wavamunno got fresh with her early 1980s stone-wash denim jackets and skirts, and asymmetric shirts with triangle wax print appliqué. Read more...
Petrou/Man aka Nicolas Petrou brought post punks, skinheads and mods together for a riot of radical tribalism Read more...
Nigeria’s Nkwo Onwuka looked to Native American Indian ways of dressing for her collection of jersey twist dresses and baggy trousers Read more...
AMFW 2011 Designers of the Year KLûK CGDT made a triumphant return to Lagos with a Tudor-style range of pure and virginal looks Read more...
Ghanaian Titi Ademola of Kiki Clothing showed several white cotton wrap and cocoon dresses Read more...
Grey, a young Nigerian label whose motto is ‘Be Happy’, took the tragedy of love as the theme for its autumn/winter 2012 collection Read more...
Koke did Botswana proud with key pieces such as a red felt belted blanket dress covered in oversized eyelets Read more...
Kastle Design And Treasure Chest insy winsy shimmering dresses clung in all the right places. Read more...