An African heart
Accra’s fashion designers are taking the best of their traditions and heritage and turning them into cutting-edge fashion. Sarah Jones uncovers some of the most interesting designers in Accra right now, including Larry Jay
Venerable bead
Beads in Ghana are painstakingly made and beautifully coloured, but also mark the cycle of life
Velma’s Millinery & Accessories
Fashion, like a cyclone, is something that constantly picks up speed and changes its course. It can be all-encompassing and unpredictable. But for Velma Owusu-Bempah, focusing on the traditional aspect of women’s apparel that is millinery, she has proved that by sticking to a specific accessory, you can harness the wild world of the fashion industry
Curating urban cool
Urban youth culture has always had a strong influence on fashion. Evolving with each generation, embracing local and global politics, usually challenging, always exciting, blink and you’ve missed it, writes Tash Morgan-Etty.
The Slum Studio: From fashion waste to wearable art
Multimedia artist Sel Kolfiga examines the charm, colour, chaos, and contradictions of Kantamanto.
This Ghanaian designer is Gucci
Ghanaian fashion illustrator and designer Steve French is going places. And fast. He has worked with Vlisco & Co, Studio 189, and Amsterdam’s International Fashion Week. He’s dressed Deborah Vanessa, Lydia Forson, Efya, and global fashion icon Naomi Campbell. In 2019 French won a coveted Gucci Fellowship and is currently working directly with the preeminent label’s design team. We caught up with him in Rome.