Fashion
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News
Buhari congratulates doyen of fashion in Nigeria Zainab Folawiyo at 80
President Muhammadu Buhari joins family, friends and associates of Hajiya Zainab Abah Folawiyio, doyen of fashion in Nigeria, in celebrating…
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Fashion
‘Fashion can be very exploitative’ – Halima Aden on why she quit modelling
Halima Aden, the Muslim model who became a trailblazer for wearing her hijab on the catwalk and in photoshoots, has…
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Fashion
Halima Aden quits runway modelling over religious views
American model Halima Aden says she is quitting runway modelling as it compromises her religious beliefs. The 23-year-old has appeared…
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Lifestyle
‘I want black women to be seen’: meet Fisayo Longe, designer backed by Beyoncé
Fisayo Longe started her fashion label Kai Collective to celebrate all female forms – not just the western idea of beauty. “I…
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Fashion
In pictures: Turning the iconic ‘Ghana Must Go’ bag into high fashion
Recognised around the world in either its blue-white and red-white varieties, this once-nameless bag has long been especially popular in…
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Lifestyle
PrettyLittleThing features its first model to wear a hijab
A Black, Muslim plus-size model is breaking barriers in the fashion industry after being chosen by PrettyLittleThing to model its…
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Lifestyle
Nigeria’s Bubu Ogisi is choosing pan-African pride over Western attention
Bubu Ogisi is making African fashion in Africa for Africans. The Nigerian creative director, stylist and the designer behind the…
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Environment
Asian rivers are turning black. Fashion is to blame.
When Haji Muhammad Abdus Salam looks across the trash-filled river near his home in one of Dhaka’s major garment manufacturing…