Five South African Female Designers Make Their Debut at New York Fashion Week

Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell Gugu Peteni, Manthe Ribane Liebmann, Kenelwe Mothoa, Thando Ntuli, and Tshakani Mashaba were the five South African female designers selected by Jaguar South Africa to make their debut at New York Fashion Week on September … Read More

Senegalese Designer Mike Sylla Presents Latest Collection at Made in Africa Fashion Event in Brooklyn

Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell Senegalese designer Mike Sylla presented his latest collection titled “Afrofuturistik” at a Made in Africa Fashion event hosted by SFWRunway in Brooklyn on September 11, 2024. Sylla, who celebrated 30 years in the fashion industry, … Read More

Cameroonian Designer Kibonen Unveils “Bimbia II” During New York Fashion Week

Photos Credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell Kibonen made her highly anticipated return to New York Fashion Week (NYFW) on September 11, 2024, unveiling her latest collection, “Bimbia II”, at the Chelsea Factory, in Manhattan. The collection, initiated by the African Fashion … Read More

South African Consulate Hosts Welcome Mixer for Five South African Designers

Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell The South African Consulate General in New York, in partnership with the African Fashion Council and Jaguar Land Rover SA, hosted on September 6, 2024, a welcome press mixer for five South African female designers … Read More

The Collective of the Senegalese Diaspora promotes Black culture at Fall festival in Harlem

Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell The Collective of the Senegalese Diaspora partnered with Friends of Morningside Park to host Our Common Ground Fall Family Festival 2022 on September 24, 2022, in Harlem. The event featured yoga, African drumming, dance, and … Read More

Nigerian-American Designer Moshood celebrates 27 years in Brooklyn

Photos credit: Bill Moore Nigerian-American Designer Moshood celebrated 27 years in Brooklyn with fashion and music on August 1, 2021. Moshood, who came to New York from Lagos, Nigeria in the 1980’s to teach through his fashions to love and … Read More

City discusses contribution of immigrants in New York City’s fashion industry

Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell   The NYC Department of Records and Information Services hosted a panel discussion on the historical relationship between immigrants and the city’s fashion industry on January 23, 2020 in Manhattan.   The panel moderated by Bitta … Read More

Nigerian-American designer Ray Darten hosts runway show and popup in Manhattan

Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell Nigerian-American designer Ray Darten hosted a runway show and popup shop in Manhattan on November 17, 2018. Related Images:

Harlem Fashion Week hosts 5th season headlining Senegalese designer Adama Paris

Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell Harlem Fashion Week hosted its 5th season on September 8, 2018 at the Museum of the City of New York. Senegalese designer Adama Paris opened the runway show and was followed by N/USAM, Julianne D’Errico, Aisha … Read More

Guinean-American Designer Zayna showcases African inspired collections in Harlem

Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell Guinean-American Designer Zayna hosted a fashion show on May 12, 2018 at the National Black Theater in Harlem to showcase her latest African inspired collections. Related Images:

Millen Magese Group hosts Sip N’ Shop New York with Nigerian designer Matopeda

Photos : Isseu Diouf Campbell Millen Magese Group hosts Sip N’ Shop New York with Nigerian designer Matopeda on February 11, 2018 at Bryant Park in Manhattan. Related Images:

‘To develop its textiles market, Africa needs its cotton’ – African fashion designers

Two African fashion designers of international repute, Pathé’O, Burkinabe-born Ivorian, and Nigerien Sidahmed Alphadi, have pleaded the cause of African cotton, a precondition if the textiles industry in Africa is to flourish. The two African designers voiced these views on … Read More

Harlem’s Fashion Row 2014 Fashion Presentation

Rescheduling due to bad weather didn’t keep Harlem’s Fashion Row from getting a full house for their fashion presentation on February 14, 2014, in Manhattan. Brandice Henderson, founder of Harlem’s Fashion Row kicked off Valentine’s day fashion event with a … Read More

David Tlale Fall 2014 Collection – Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week New York

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David Tlale Fall 2012 Collection

By Isseu Diouf Campbell South African designer David Tlale presented in February his Fall 2012 ready-to-wear collection titled “Glam Intersection” at the South African Consulate in New York. For this particular collection, he opted for the use of gold mutating … Read More