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We’re absolutely thrilled to announce that our very own Sunny Dolat is on the Business of Fashion annual list of people shaping the global fashion industry! The Business of Fashion is a global publication, information hub, learning, business and career portal, critical analysis meeting point, and leading intelligence repository for the 2.5 trillion dollar fashion industry, with offices in London, New York, Paris and Shanghai.
Read MoreOur very own Sunny Dolat was featured in TL Magazine’s article ‘Common Threads - Contemporary African Fashion’! In the article, Sunny talks about the challenges faced due to paucity of textile manufacturing facilities on the African continent. He also discusses his recent work, ‘Nanga’, that seeks to combine local sustainable practices with contemporary ideas and innovations, and his hopes for the future of Africa’s fashion industry.
Read MoreOur very own Sunny Dolat had a great conversation recently with Mike Misaki of Tangaza Magazine! Sunny talks about his time in quarantine during the COVID pandemic. He also tells us about the many evolving roles he continues to play in the fashion industry, the inspiration behind his artistic work, (including his work with us!) and his insightful reflections on the future of African fashion.
Read MoreOur very own Sunny Dolat was in a panel conversation with Niamh Tuft, the global network manager of Fashion Revolution UK, discussing the work of the Kenya chapter in sustainable fashion in the African context. Moderated by Wangari Nyanjui, founder of African lifestyle brand Peperuka and country coordinator of the Kenya chapter, Niamh and Sunny discussed Fashion Revolution’s 2019 impact report, which expounded on challenges the fashion industry faces, and the process of creating mass products that can speak to local needs.
Read MoreIn Not African Enough, a collection of photography and essays on Kenyan fashion, one designer bemoans what she calls the “vicious cycle of wax print.” The bright, intricately patterned fabrics that have come to define African textiles are not from East Africa, nor really from Africa at all.
Read MoreOur photo and video series “When We Are/When We Are Not” was exhibited in Hamburg in July, where Sunny Dolat was in attendance to represent us. Sunny also had a showcase featuring our soon-to-be-released fashion book “Not African Enough”, and was part of a session together with Lamine Kouyaté/Xuly Bët that discussed battling stereotypes about African fashion, and the drawbacks of emerging trends such as increasingly fast fashion.
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