Fashion Archives - African Immigrants, African American New Yorkers in Harlem and Beyond

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

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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

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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

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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

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

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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

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

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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