In the News | 1 July 22

Catch up on recent African fashion headlines, events and other announcements.

CIAFE turns 1, Indonesia and South Africa meet in a fashion film that celebrates Batik and Shweshwe textiles, and Folklore profiles the names expanding what 'African print' means. The V&A Museum opens its Africa Fashion exhibition, and Birimian Ventures is hiring in Abidjan. Rich Mnisi collaborates with Coca Cola again, this time on digital collectibles.

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Applications now open for Ellen McArthur Foundation's ‘From Linear to Circular: Africa’

Celebrating CIAFE at One: A Year of Shaping Fashion Education In Africa

Meet getlion™️ - the one-stop app aiming to close SA’s entrepreneurship gap

Ventureburn sat down for an interview with getlion™️ CEO Mathew Marsden to talk about the recent expansion of their omnichannel fintech offering.

Birimian Ventures hiring Digital Communication Intern

How Next-Gen Textile Designers Are Re-envisioning African Prints

The fashion world is experiencing an African prints revolution, writes Eyram Rafael.

'The Africa Centre' by Freehaus Opens its Doors in London

With a design that celebrates the diversity of Africa and its diaspora.

SAFW New Talent Search winner Thando Ntuli plans to open a heavy textile CMT service for SA designers

About the Africa Fashion exhibition · V&A

Find out more about the V&A's Africa Fashion exhibition and book tickets.

Batik meets Shweshwe in a collaborative fashion film to celebrate and bolster relations between Indonesia and South Africa

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