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Africa: Elevate Africa Opens Applications for Threads of Africa 2026 to Revive Endangered Textiles Through Fashion Film

eriinfo.com4 days ago06 mins

Elevate Africa has opened applications for the Threads of Africa Fashion Film Prize 2026, a continent-wide initiative aimed at preserving Africa’s rich textile heritage by empowering creatives to tell stories of endangered fabrics, garments, and traditional craftsmanship through film. The competition brings together fashion, culture, and visual storytelling, inviting designers, filmmakers, students, and creative teams…

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Africa: Elevate Africa Dangles $25,000 Grants, Launches 2026 Fashion Film Contest to Revive Indigenous Textiles

eriinfo.com1 week ago03 mins

Elevate Africa has announced the commencement of applications for the 2026 edition of the Threads of Africa Fashion Film Prize, a pan-African initiative aimed at preserving and promoting endangered African textiles, garments and traditional fashion techniques through storytelling and film. The organisation said the competition seeks to encourage creatives across Africa and the diaspora to…

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Africa: ‘Politics and Glamour’ Take the Catwalk At African Fashion Exhibition

eriinfo.com2 months ago06 mins

For decades, African designers have channelled changing notions of identity and aspiration into fashion. The exhibition “Africa Fashion”, now showing at the Quai Branly museum in Paris, explores the diversity and dynamism of the continent’s styles from the independence era to today. Originally developed by the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the exhibition toured…

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Africa: FG Endorses Meet Africa Fashion Festival 2026

eriinfo.com4 months ago06 mins

The Federal Government has formally endorsed the Meet Africa Fashion Festival (MAFEST) 2026, pledging institutional support for the successful hosting of the continental fashion event in Nigeria. The endorsement of the Presidency was conveyed to the President and Convener of MAFEST, Mr. Charles Ozoemena, in an official letter dated March 2, 2026. The letter was…

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Africa: How Ananse Is Stitching Africa’s Fashion Dreams Into Global Reality

eriinfo.com8 months ago014 mins

In Lagos, Africa’s bustling fashion capital, a new kind of creative revolution just launched. The Ananse Centre for Design is not just another training hub, it is a bold experiment in transforming African creativity into a global enterprise, writes Sunday Ehigiator At the intersection of creativity, technology, and opportunity, a quiet, yet extraordinary industry revolution…

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Africa: Camaraderie, Fashion At Nairobi Polo As Kenya Beats South Africa in 17-Goal-Kenya International Cup

eriinfo.com9 months ago03 mins

Nairobi — Fans and spectators were treated to an exhilarating weekend of high-octane competition as players showcased unmatched skill and sportsmanship at the Nairobi Polo Club. In the Tusker Malt-sponsored tournament, Kenya overcame South Africa by a single goal in the high-profile 17-Goal Kenya International Cup, winning the three-day event at the Nairobi Polo Club…

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Africa: Cutting New Cloth – African Designers Stitch Fresh Stories Into Paris Fashion

eriinfo.com12 months ago08 mins

When Valérie Ka started modelling at 14 in Côte d’Ivoire, she thought she was on top of the world. But she wanted to go further, so she created Africa Fashion Up – a way to help African designers reach the global stage. As a child, Ka dreamed of being an interior designer, an architect or…