Homegrown news, insight + analysis for the African fashion ecosystem, returning in 2024.
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It's time to tell the missing story, and have the conversations we've only danced around.
2 years ago
How an energetic mother-daughter team turned their family business' side hustle into a powerhouse local favourite.
a year ago
How YDE's Paul Simon and Fabiani's Arie Fabian are introducing a new set of South Africa's independent brands to its malls' foot traffic.
Meet its latest winner Thando Ntuli, and discover how founder Lucilla Booyzen has kept the competition relevant since 1998
Delegates gathered in Copenhagen to discuss fashion education, offsetting vs insetting and allied power.
A new look, a new team, and a new plan: TWOBOP® 2.0 features elevated essentials, redesigned operations and a renewed focus on community.
Uganda bans secondhand imports, Veldskoen names a new CEO, and Tom Ford & Gucci hit reset.
3 months ago
Fashion industry jobs and emerging talent opportunities across the globe — available from Africa.
Modupe Oloruntoba3 months ago
Superbalist cuts staff, fashion explores growth opportunities in Nigeria & Egypt, and a growing startup targets fashion's surplus stock problem.
Ask The Business Doctor your specific fashion business capital questions
Modupe Oloruntoba4 months ago
Ananse shares African fashion e-commerce insights with BoF, MRP's CFO exits, and Tapestry buys Capri
4 months ago
ISUZU signs up to sponsor SA Fashion Week, fuel subsidy upheaval knocks African e-commerce and LVMH sponsors Paris Olympics.
Loadshedding costs major SA retailers R2.4B, ROUNDABOUT launches to accelerate African creative circularity & Zalando sues the EU Commission.
5 months ago
SARS targets adidas for alleged unpaid tax, Growth & Truth talk series announced and global fashion-tech partnerships deepen.
6 months ago
Alára heads to Brooklyn from Lagos, Foschini Group wins with AI adoption, and Edward Enninful's changing role at Condé Nast garners mixed reactions.
Lagos Space Programme shares growth plans, Rich Mnisi & adidas extend partnership with new collection, CLO & Epic Games partner to revolutionise digital fashion and gaming.
Join a talent pool at Mr Price, apply to Style Rotate's new internship program, and explore associate roles at The Ladymaker in Lagos.
Lagos Space Programme brings home the International Woolmark Prize, Africa Fashion Week Brazil is announced, and Rihanna's Puma collection returns
7 months ago
MRP steps up for the New Talent Search, SAFW welcomes two exciting first time global industry guests and Thula Sindi returns
8 months ago
Most of the African fashion jobs we found for April 2023 are in Cape Town's HQs, with a few entry level, production and retail roles available in Lagos.
Catch up on AfCTFA progress, Zumi marketplace's shutdown, Metaverse Fashion Week highlights and Beyoncé and adidas' break up.
Find fashion jobs in Cape Town, Accra, Lagos and Durban.
9 months ago
Nigeria launches i-DICE, global fashion tech makes serious strides and Spotify's fashion forward playlist gets its first African designer.
A Nigerian streetwear brand competes for the next LVMH Prize, Sindiso Khumalo collaborates with & Other Stories, and Milan hosts the first Black Carpet Awards.
Jendaya raises a new round, generative AI comes for fashion design, and fashion jobs available in Nigeria, South Africa and Egypt
10 months ago
Arise Fashion Week returns today, Together MFG launches and Bernard Arnault's story comes to Showmax.
Welcome back -- catch up on global headlines, SA retail, Eskom vs Fashion & new opportunities for funding + jobs
Twyg's Sustainable Fashion Award winners, growth in South African retail and global fast fashion's resale fallout.
SAFW summarised and African textile & apparel exports cross $2bn/quarter for the first time.
Garment worker abuse uncovered in Ethiopia, Shelflife scores pioneering Nike co-lab and Africa shines on the BoF 500
