Kente

Gonja Cloth: Kente Isn’t The Only Must-Have Fabric Woven In Ghana

by Natalie Kimani|30 December 201824 September 2019|Fashion

The Kente may be IT textile from Ghana, but the Gonja cloth shouldn’t be counted out. In fact, the Kente is considered a derivative of the Gonja; albeit with an infusion of colour. Not to mention, it’s part of the...

KENTE: The Handwoven Cloth With Royalty In Its DNA, Made In Ghana

by Natalie Kimani|08 November 201808 November 2018|Fashion

Kente is one of the most recognisable fabrics under the African textiles umbrella. Adopted as a key symbol of Afrocentric identity and Pan-Africanism in the 1960s throughout the African diaspora, it was declared Ghana’s national cloth upon attaining independence in...

MONAA: How Traditional Slippers Led to a Luxury Footwear Label

by Natalie Kimani|09 October 201730 November 2017|Business, Fashion

Three Continents. Two Sisters. One Vision. MONAA is a footwear label that was started in 2013 by German-born Ghanaian sisters, Nana and Afua Dabanka. Their vision; to pay homage to their Ashanti heritage though their sandals that are handmade by...