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Ankara for Every Body: A Fit Guide for Kenyan Women

Ankara for Every Body: A Fit Guide for Kenyan W...

Most fit guides give you one flattering shape and call it universal. Here is what actually changes by body type, and the one Vikkie Oh collection built to skip the...

Ankara for Every Body: A Fit Guide for Kenyan W...

Most fit guides give you one flattering shape and call it universal. Here is what actually changes by body type, and the one Vikkie Oh collection built to skip the...

Kitenge vs Ankara What Is the Difference, and Which Should You Wear?

Kitenge vs Ankara What Is the Difference, and W...

Kitenge and Ankara get called the same thing constantly, and they are not. One is a weave, one is a wax print, and the difference actually changes how a piece...

Kitenge vs Ankara What Is the Difference, and W...

Kitenge and Ankara get called the same thing constantly, and they are not. One is a weave, one is a wax print, and the difference actually changes how a piece...

Build Your Afropolitan Capsule Wardrobe

Build Your Afropolitan Capsule Wardrobe

Five pieces. One capsule. A full week of outfits without repeating a single look twice. Here is exactly what earns a place in an Afropolitan wardrobe, and what does not.

Build Your Afropolitan Capsule Wardrobe

Five pieces. One capsule. A full week of outfits without repeating a single look twice. Here is exactly what earns a place in an Afropolitan wardrobe, and what does not.

What Is Afropolitan Fashion?

What Is Afropolitan Fashion?

Afropolitan is not a print or a trend. It is what happens when a wardrobe has to work in two cities at once. Here is the word VOA did not...

What Is Afropolitan Fashion?

Afropolitan is not a print or a trend. It is what happens when a wardrobe has to work in two cities at once. Here is the word VOA did not...

What to Wear to a Kenyan Wedding as a Guest

What to Wear to a Kenyan Wedding as a Guest

One invitation, three hidden dress codes. Here's how to survive a Kenyan wedding weekend without a car-park costume change.

What to Wear to a Kenyan Wedding as a Guest

One invitation, three hidden dress codes. Here's how to survive a Kenyan wedding weekend without a car-park costume change.

How Bespoke African Fashion Works, and Why It's Worth Every Shilling

How Bespoke African Fashion Works, and Why It's...

What a bespoke consultation costs, how long it takes, and what you get that a market tailor cannot. A transparent guide to bespoke African fashion in Nairobi.

How Bespoke African Fashion Works, and Why It's...

What a bespoke consultation costs, how long it takes, and what you get that a market tailor cannot. A transparent guide to bespoke African fashion in Nairobi.