Fashion

‘Where is our future’: Uganda declares war on used clothing

Posted by December 5, 2023

For nearly three decades, the chaotic, overcrowded Owino secondhand market in Uganda's capital has been the cornerstone of Hadija Nakimuli's life, helping the

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World’s most expensive cloth dubbed ‘forbidden fruit of fabrics’ is…

Posted by December 5, 2023

THE world's most expensive textile dubbed as "the forbidden fruit of fabrics" is illegal to own and can land you in prison for five years. Shahtoosh is made fr

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Eileen Gu exclusive! Double Olympic freestyle skiing champion opens up…

Posted by December 5, 2023

Ailing Gu and the many hats she wears Gu looked in prime form at the start of the 2022/23 season. The triple Olympic medallist travelled to Aspen, Colorado for

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NWT designers featured at Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week

Posted by December 5, 2023

From a sealskin puffer jacket to a colourful atikluk dress, designs from Northwest Territories artists stunned attendees at the four

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Period poverty: How air pollution in Kenya could make periods…

Posted by December 5, 2023

Her family moved to Korogocho, one of the poorest slums in Nairobi, Kenya, four years ago, when the father of her children died. Not long after, she was forced

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Class of 2023: Meghna Vemuri fashions a promising career path…

Posted by December 5, 2023

By Leila Ugincius Meghna Vemuri was a high school sophomore when she realized she wanted to pursue a ca

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Unpack the past: Mandela, the keffiyeh and South Africa’s Palestine…

Posted by December 5, 2023

In late February 1990, 16 days after his release from prison, Nelson Mandela descended the steps of a plane in Lusaka, Zambia, which was home to the African Nat

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Felix Koskei orders civil servants to dress down in countdown…

Posted by December 5, 2023

Head of the Public Service Felix Koskei has urged civil servants to dress down by wearing jerseys of their favourite Kenyan or African sports teams as the cou

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Fashion week opens in Kenya to showcase indigenous costumes

Posted by December 5, 2023

The second edition of Africa Fashion Week opened in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, Monday, with designers from different countries in the continent showcasing in

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EU approves ban on destruction of unsold clothing

Posted by December 5, 2023

The European Parliament and EU member states have announced new rules to crack down on fast fashion and reduce waste, including a ban on destroying unsold clot

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Traditional African clothes banned in Kenyan parliament

Posted by December 5, 2023

KENYA’S PARLIAMENT has banned traditional African clothes from being worn within the building. The new rules came from the Speaker of Parliament Moses Wetang

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