In Abidjan, Lyanel Babli turns the Gulf of Guinea into couture
The young Ivorian designer unveiled Mémoires des abysses, a first collection mixing cowries, silk and upcycled plastic.
Hogsback, Eastern Cape — the province where MAXHOSA sources its wool — Photo : South African Tourism, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Editorial profile · Not an AMA sellerThe young Ivorian designer unveiled Mémoires des abysses, a first collection mixing cowries, silk and upcycled plastic.
Laduma Ngxokolo's label became the first South African brand to stage a runway show on the official Paris Fashion Week calendar.
Nine categories, a Pan-African award and a R100,000 Changemaker prize: nominations close on 14 October.