#sustainable textiles
Firstly why is this a discussion? Because the demand for organic and preferred cotton is growing; ensuring support for non-GM sustainable alternatives will give farmers a choice and protect their ability to have market access.
According to a new Textile Exchange Pan-Africa Sourcing Working Group white paper,
“Cotton in Africa: Sustainability at a Crossroads,”
an increasing number of countries in…
Aid by Trade Foundation of CMIA Supports Sewing Education in Tanzania
In the East African country of Tanzania, the non-profit Aid by Trade Foundation together with local partners has opened a new vocational education centre. In the Bariadi district it is the first training centre ever. The training starts with four classes in carpentry, bricklaying, tailoring, food science and processing. 80 young people will receive a specialist training per course. The facility…
AFRICA IS NOT A DUMPING GROUND! – the Secondhand Clothing Debate
I recently came across two press features that raised an important discussion around ethical fashion in Africa that I feel would be of interest for you.
Firstly the BBC interview titled “Tackle fast fashion or ‘our days are numbered,’ warns design icon Dame Zandra Rhodes”. And in contrast the article about amazing footwear brand Endawhich just secured funding for its made in Kenya sports shoe…
Want My African Supplier contact list? The Reason WHY I do NOT give this out
Firstly… let me talk fashion.
Fashion is a very competitive industry and African fashion being a niche where a lot of people hang out makes it uber competitive.
The competition can come across quite daunting but I want to encourage you to overlook those who see you as competition and instead seek those to collaborate with.
Rihanna with @Puma
Think @hm and their…
theFAMILY – Rebuilding African Communities by Building African Businesses
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End of 2019 in our membership club The F.A.Mily we had our weekly session (happens every Wednesday) I tasked everyone to send to me their plan for their business for he next 6 months. Can you believe Saturday marks the beginning of february already! So i had the members planning ahead and reviewed these goals and we check back in over the next 6 months.
After the meeting…
TEN YEARS in BUSINESS – Milestone ANNIVERSARY!
What a story! Ten years doing business in Africa 9/9 2011 marked the beginning, the birthing, the building of Africa Fashion Guide.
Why I recognise that my African fashion business hit a milestone yesterday and turned 10, I see also that this has been a journey of exploration of Africa, of self and great learnings, of sharing of support of pushing the bar. Of narrative changing, of pioneering,…
How one Tweet connected me to a Hollywood Actress
Did I ever tell you the story of how Actress Rosario Dawson and her business partner spoke at one of my Fashion Africa Conferences I host annually in London? We initially connected on twitter– a platform where i have over 14000 followers She had liked commented on my tweet I responded back and sent a DM I requested to interview her regarding her relatively new business Studio One Eighty Nine…
acrylic on bubble wrap, 2019
handwoven textile (plain weave with inlay and embroidery) inspired by 18th and 19th century darning samplers, 2016
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process: sourcing yarn from unraveled secondhand sweaters (cotton and wool), embroidery and found materials (protective mesh for produce) on bubble wrap
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