Africa: The Fashion Continent
The Fashion Continent
$103.99
- Hardcover
240 pages
- Release Date
25 March 2022
Summary
From the runway in Lagos and the Afropunk festival in Johannesburg, to the “image makers” of Marrakech and the influencers of Dakar or Accra, a new generation of African fashion designers, photographers, bloggers, and artists are redefining the aesthetic contours of the continent.
Audacious, humorous, disruptive, and innovative are the bywords of these young creatives who, while drawing upon and revalorizing their heritage, offer an ultra-contemporary new perspective. The revolutionar…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9782081513419 |
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| ISBN-10: | 2081513412 |
| Author: | Emmanuelle Courreges |
| Publisher: | Editions Flammarion |
| Imprint: | Flammarion |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 25 March 2022 |
| Weight: | 1.92kg |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 310mm |
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Critics Review
“Her thoughtful, beautiful new book, Africa: The Fashion Continent (Flammarion), invites readers to explore the complex landscape of contemporary African fashion—each chapter spotlights boundary-pushing designers and artisans, savvy boutique owners, photographers, stylists, and young creatives who are each coming up with their own versions of what “African fashion” means, and spearheading a movement that Courrèges compares to the Swinging ’60s in London… The book is a timely project, given the fact that designers from various African countries are beginning to gain global recognition: South African designers Thebe Magugu and Sindiso Khumalo have both been awarded the LVMH prize, Cameroonian designer Imane Ayissi is on the official Haute Couture calendar, and Nigerians Kenneth Izé and Maki Oh show at Paris and New York fashion weeks, respectively. But as Courrèges writes in the book, even with increased visibility, African fashion ‘remains incomprehensible for many.’” —W MAGAZIE
Emmanuelle Courreges
Emmanuelle Courrèges has contributed to magazines including Elle, Marie-Claire, l’Express Styles, and Vogue Italia. She was born and raised in western Africa (Cameroon, Senegal, and the Ivory Coast), where she lived for twenty years. She founded LAGO54, a platform that supports and promotes contemporary African fashion designers in France.
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