Fashion Industry

The African luxury movement, meet Adèle Dejak

by The Designers Studio|30 June 201430 June 2014|Features

Adele Dejak, Kenyan based fashion designer is a force to be reckoned with. From her Kuba cloth or Kitenge clutch bags, cow hide and leather bags with brass fittings to her bag charms and brass /cow horn jewelry, Adele Dejak...

Fashion Kenya Support Local Industry Lessons Wanjiku N. M

What the Fashion and Tourism Industry is teaching us!

by The Designers Studio|03 June 201403 June 2014|Africa Feature, Opinion

Author: Wanjiku N. M | Editor and Founder of TDS | Twitter: @WanjikuNM ____________ Here is the bottom line. As Africans, we have failed in so many ways made obvious by the continuous barrage of negative press but most importantly we have...

High Fashion Model Speaking out Against Skin Bleaching | Inspired Citizen and Ajuma Nasenyana

by The Designers Studio|11 April 201409 April 2014|Africa Feature, Videos

Ajuma Nasenyana is one of the world's top fashion models. Hailing from Northern Kenya, she began her career as a national champion in running before being discovered by a local modeling agent. She has been invited to walk the world's...

John Kaveke speaks truthfully about his sabbatical, the fashion industry and what needs to change in Kenya- Part II

by The Designers Studio|02 April 201401 April 2014|Features

Previously Right now the international focus is on Africa, Kaveke says, and people are looking here for inspiration. “Now is the best time to start cultivating what is local.” The major problem is that “here in Kenya, we have conflict...

John Kaveke speaks truthfully about his sabbatical, the fashion industry and what needs to change in Kenya- Part I

by The Designers Studio|01 April 201403 April 2014|Features

John Kaveke has been in the fashion industry for 12 years. With an early interest in art, he used to draw never thinking of it as a business. Thereafter, he began to delve into the fashion industry. An incident in...

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...

IQUIRA- Wangari Kariuki- Environmental Health Officer on a fashion journey

by The Designers Studio|02 December 201309 April 2014|Features

Wangari Kariuki, the Designer behind the brand Iquira, began her designing journey with one client; herself. Dissatisfied with what she saw in the market, she decided to make earrings for herself, bought the necessary supplies and began designing. After a...

Trends in Kenya…or the lack thereof [Part I]

by The Designers Studio|14 November 201316 December 2013|Fashion, Opinion

It would seem that the fashion industry in Kenya is booming. But is it really making an impact. Its one thing to have events right left and center but is there a change in the way Kenyans are dressing? Are...