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Swahili Fashion Week 2013 [Dar es Salaam, Tanzania]

by The Designers Studio|13 December 201316 December 2013|Africa Feature, Events

“Created as a platform for designers from Swahili speaking countries, to date, we have created an industry which does not only spur the growth of the textile, culture and fashion industry, but also that of the tourism industry. Hosting this...

Swahili Fashion Week 2013 in Video

by The Designers Studio|11 December 201325 April 2014|Events, Videos

Videos Courtesy of Bongo5! Afrostreet Kollektions from Kenya Yvonne Odhiambo, the head designer brings this label to the fore describing it as "it's African, it's Ankara, it's Afrostreet Kollektions, representing the African girl child the best way we can, with...

What to Expect! Swahili Fashion Week 2013- The biggest fashion annual event in East and Central Africa

by The Designers Studio|04 December 201303 December 2013|Africa Feature, Events

Swahili Fashion Week is upon us once again for its 6th event taking place from the 5th to the 8th of December 2013 in Golden Tulip Hotel Dar es Salaam Tanzania. Swahili Fashion Week is a platform founded and created...

SIMON DEINER: Meet The Leading Fashion Runway Photographer In Africa

by Natalie Kimani|16 April 201819 April 2018|Photography

If you’ve ever looked at photos from a Fashion Week in Africa, chances are it was taken by Simon Deiner or his company SDR Photo. Deiner is a fashion and commercial photographer from Cape Town, who – according to Group...

#MBFWCT17: These Designers Owned The Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Cape Town 2017 Runway

by Natalie Kimani|14 April 201713 April 2017|Fashion

CAMPS BAY, SOUTH AFRICA Ð MARCH 24: Guest leave the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Cape Town (MBFWCT) Autumn / Winter Show on March 24, 2017 in Camps Bay, South Africa due to strong winds. (Photo by Gallo Images / Brenton Geach)...

KISUA: African fashion to the world

by Natalie Kimani|16 July 201621 October 2016|Africa Feature, Features

KISUA, which is Kiswahili for ‘Well-dressed person’, has a significant business element of presenting a more comprehensive narrative of the African continent. How Inspiration struck According to an interview with True Africa, it was Mensah’s habit of gift giving after...

Branding Kenya Fashion Hub June Series Editors Note

Branding Kenya as a Fashion Hub – June Series

by The Designers Studio|01 June 201621 October 2016|Africa Feature, Business

Editor's Note_____________ This month we look into how to brand Kenya as a fashion destination and the lessons we can learn from other countries. What does it mean for a country to be deemed a fashion destination? Fashion hubs like Dubai...

An inside look into the Kooroo fashion brand “Be proud of your heritage and of who you are”

by The Designers Studio|20 January 201425 October 2016|Features

Entering the Kooroo shop/workshop is a blend of seeing the designers working, interacting with the tailors and seeing the final product on the shelves. Clients are able to really see the process behind the garment adding value to their shopping...

Industry Unregulated Part II

by Natalie Kimani|14 May 201621 October 2016|Beauty, Fashion

Supermodel. Almost every girl has had a thought of what it would be to take to the runway or work the camera for a high fashion shoot. For Paynette Joan Nyawara, Gloria Baraza and Winnie Michaels, who have 14 years’...

Best of: SFW15 and LFDW15

by Natalie Kimani|30 March 201621 October 2016|Africa Feature, Events

Fashion Week! It’s over!! [add dramatic but fashionable crying] we couldn’t finish this TDS Blog series dedicated to all things Fashion Week, without looking at some successful representatives from East and West Africa. Namely the Swahili Fashion Week (SFW) and...

There is more than meets the eye: Tina Masese tells us more about the Modeling world

by The Designers Studio|12 November 201412 November 2014|Features, Photography

Modeling, like fashion design, is in fact a real job with its own challenges, time constraints and skill. Tina Masese is known more for being a model, however, she in fact studied fashion design and so is a master of...

SFW2014 is upon us once again!

by The Designers Studio|24 October 201422 October 2014|Events

Swahili Fashion Week (SFW), the biggest fashion annual event is coming up soon and we are so excited to see how this year’s event is going to top the last one. Last year we saw the 6th event of SFW,...

Otenge Accessories by Pauline Macharia interview with The Designers Studio Kenya

Need a pop of color in your everyday wardrobe – Otenge Accessories by Pauline Macharia

by The Designers Studio|09 June 201415 July 2014|Features

Pauline Macharia is the brains behind the Otenge accessories. Created from recycled kitenge material, Pauline has established a brand with her trademark kitenge button earrings. Her journey to Otenge stemmed from a Communication and Social Education background. After campus, she...

SALE- SALE- SALE- Happy Shopping! Get your hands on these designers and never look back

by The Designers Studio|25 April 201425 April 2014|Events, Features

We have been writing about some of these designers and what products they have to offer. If you have thought to yourself you would like to get your hands on some of them, look no further. From today, 25th to...

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