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  • AFRICA FASHION WEEK LONDON 2016

    A few days to go until once again African inspired designs take to the runway at Africa Fashion Week London at the West Hall, Olympia in Kensington, taking place on the 9th and 10th of September 2016. The two day event features a lineup of established and up and coming African Fashion Designers and labels…

  • MAKI OH FALL 2014 READY-TO-WEAR

    Whilst we are waiting for the full brunt of summer to hit us, here is a label that we hope to see African fashion fiends based in the northern hemisphere will be wearing this fall of 2014. Maki Oh is a label by Nigerian designer Maki Osakwe whose design ethos it to “challenge prevailing notions of beauty”.…

  • THE LOOK | AN AFRICAN CITY WEB SERIES

    Vakwetu Style is loving An African City  ( @AfricanCity) the hit sensation webseries created by Nicole Amarteifio. The show chronicles the hilarious relationship encounters of five beautiful and successful African women who have made the return to the city of Accra, Ghana after having lived in the US and UK.  It has been dubbed it the Sex…

  • FASHION INSIGHTS WITH WILD SUGA

    VAKWETU had the pleasure of meeting and interviewing the lovely Sarina Leah one half of Hip-hop, Afro-soul group Native Sun and designer for her budding fashion label Wild Suga. How would you describe your sense of style? My sense of style is a fusion of African patterns meets 80’s, 90’s oversized shirts & eclectic vintage pieces, i feel…

  • MO SAIQUE | AFRICAN SHOE DESIGNERS

    MO SAÏQUE is a footwear label created by Afua Dabanka – a banker turned footwear designer.   Born in Germany to Ghanaian parents, Afua created the luxury shoe brand to reflect her own authentically international upbringing and perspective. She is now based in London. Each pair of MO SAÏQUE shoes is marked with the Aya fern – a West African Adinkra symbol,…

  • MENS FOOTWEAR | ATELIER ARTHUR

    Kicking off our #vakwetushoelove month is  the exciting mens footwear label by Cameroonian Designer Joseph Ntomp. Started in 2009 his label called Atelier Arthur offers “distinctive range of footwear that bridge the gap between sneakers and bench made shoes.” drawing inspiration from an era of well-heeled men. Atelier Arthur footwear is definitely a must have…