1.0Lafritudehttp://lafritude.comAFDB 2015 Ponders the New Global “African” Aesthetic - Lafrituderich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="http://lafritude.com/?p=2916">AFDB 2015 Ponders the New Global “African” Aesthetic</a></blockquote>
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</script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="http://lafritude.com/?p=2916&embed=true" width="600" height="338" title="“AFDB 2015 Ponders the New Global “African” Aesthetic” — Lafritude" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>http://lafritude.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/DSCN5187.jpg600450This year’s Africa Fashion Day Berlin (AFDB) was all about “ethnic” fashion in the global market. Unlike the landmark runway shows we had become accustomed to in the past, AFDB took place against the backdrop of Berlin’s PREMIUM International Fashion Trade Show. A panel discussion in Hall 7 of the exhibition featured fashion designers Bernie Seb of De La Sébure, Alexandre Tamele, Nana K. Brenu of Studio1891 and Laduma Ngxokolo’sContinue reading...