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A “real Congolese” has taste and fashion in his blood, says Franck Ndombe-Ndombe, a costumier and music video director based in Kinshasa, a city of 17 million people and the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Ivory Coast is home to fashion businesses focused on international investment and regional trade that one might expect to find in larger countries on the continent.
Resourceful leaders are turning to creative contingency plans in the face of a national energy crisis, crumbling infrastructure, economic stagnation and social unrest.
Brands are partnering with Lagos-based talent to help them navigate the complexities of the country’s billion-dollar fashion market and create a ripple effect across the African continent.
Kingsley Kobo is a contributing writer at The Business of Fashion. Kobo is a writer based in Côte d’Ivoire who covers African fashion, business, environment, and culture.
The country’s manufacturing capacity is fast disappearing, with only 3 percent of all garments sold in Australia made onshore.
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Japanese department stores, Brazil’s Lojas Renner and Middle East luxury sales.
In pursuit of new audiences, greater autonomy and ever more dramatic backdrops, a growing number of Indian designers are turning to independent shows beyond the traditional fashion week circuit.
At Soho House Mexico City, Mexican fashion designers Carla Fernández, Bárbara Sánchez-Kane and Camila Banzo joined BoF’s Yasmine Dahlberg to speak candidly about identity, innovation and what it takes to build an independent fashion business in Mexico — as part of both Women’s History Month and the House’s ongoing Women Shaping the Future initiative.
British retailers are pushing the UK government to end a tax loophole that has helped online giants Shein and Temu make significant inroads and gain market share.
The Estée Lauder-owned beauty company and The Ordinary parent will relaunch one of its original brands as it moves to rekindle its reputation for incubation.
Wholesale remains essential for the luxury industry, but the rules of engagement have changed. Brands need to know how to minimise the risks and maximise the rewards in their relationships with multibrand players.
The Swedish fast-fashion retailer is one of a shrinking number of companies that’s still drawing attention to its emissions goals. Plus, a Shanghai Fashion Week preview.
