In the News | 6 June 2024

Kenyan fashion goes global, and global fashion examines sustainability fatigue

June 06, 2024 • Reading this will take: 4 minutes

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Across Africa,

Lhaude Africa hosts its first ROOTS pop-up in Accra this weekend, Semafor explores the growth of African brands’ global footprint, South African fashion is celebrated in 6/15 spots in the Woolworths Youth Makers competition, Kenya becomes a leading clothing exporter and David Tlale opens a New York showroom.

Accra to Host Maiden ‘ROOTS: Made in Africa’ Fashion Industry Pop-Up Tour - Melange Africa -Africa’s premier lifestyle website

'ROOTS: Made in Africa' is an assembling of creative businesses, brands, professionals, investors, industry leaders and government representatives

Marie Lora-Mungai on LinkedIn:

👔 Kenya has now become the largest textile and apparel exporter to the United States in Africa.
🏭 The recent launch in the country of a new $2 million…

Africa’s “high fashion” bets on global retail presence

Kenya’s Vivo Fashion opened its first US store in Atlanta earlier this week, joining a growing list of African fashion brands that have gone global.

Snapshot of the state of South African consumers

Kantar survey shows how the current environment influences buyers’ behaviour

Merchants on Long champions unique upcycled collection

Merchants on Long presents a limited edition collection made from existing designer pieces...

Woolworths Youth Makers Competition

Jewellery designer Isabelle Bothma, fashion designer Michael Ludwig Hittinger and 4 other fashion talents have won a year of retail mentorship from Woolworths South Africa.

Inside David Tlale’s NYC Showroom

The award-winning South African designer, David Tale, who has a long history with New York City, opens his first U.S. outpost in the heart of the city’s Garment District.

Lagos Space Programme - Assemblage Worldwide

Adeju Thompson on the art of post-adire and using cloth as a queer archive

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Elsewhere,

Sustainability leads the headlines as the industry reflects on the 15th annual Global Fashion Summit, Purval Irkhede breaks down the changes happening in luxury supply chains and their impact, and Ganni releases a book on responsible business.

Misaligned Chakras Of The Luxury Industry: The Impact Of Recent Supply And Quality Issues On Consumer Perceptions

Product quality issues have recently become the talk of the town within the luxury goods community.

No more leather, carbon squads & “action over perfection”: Ganni’s guide to creating a responsible business

Everything you need to know about the Danish brand's new guide

After 15 years of the Global Fashion Summit in Copenhagen, what has actually been achieved?

Since the first-ever Global Fashion Summit was held in Copenhagen in 2009, a lot has changed. Or has it?

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