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It may have been a slow burn, but the fashion world\u2019s ever-watchful eyes have finally started to turn towards Africa and its emerging crop of fashion superstars. Some of them are already established, while others are exploding onto the scene as we speak \u2013 but if Vogue starts talking about you, you know you are hitting the global fashion stage. We know where we\u2019ll be shopping this year\u2026 Read on to find our favourite designers and explore where you can find more African fashion online.\"Laduma<\/a><\/p>\n

1. Laduma MaXhosa<\/h2>\n

South Africa<\/em>
\nSouth Africa<\/a>\u2019s fashion poster boy has been causing a stir for a while now, both here and abroad. His hugely popular knitwear brand, MaXhosa by Laduma<\/a>, which draws inspiration from the Xhosa rite of passage, could be described as a bolder African version of Italian label Missoni. It has already garnered a huge following around the globe \u2013 including several cast members of \u201cBlack Panther\u201d, who wore MaXhosa\u2019s designs to the world premiere of the smash hit movie.<\/p>\n

\"Imane<\/a><\/p>\n

2. Imane Ayissi<\/h2>\n

Cameroon<\/em>
\nYou could say that art runs in Imane Ayissi\u2019s<\/a> blood. Born in Cameroon to a champion boxer father and \u201cMiss Cameroon\u201d mother, he toured the world as a member of the \u201cBallet National du Cameroun\u201d before working as a successful male model for the likes of Dior, Yves Saint-Laurent and Valentino. Eventually following his true passion, he turned himself into a fashion household name thanks to his successful couture and pr\u00eat-\u00e0-porter lines, which seamlessly blend African tribal art with Parisian Haute Couture.<\/p>\n

\"Lisa<\/a><\/p>\n

3. Lisa Folawiyo<\/h2>\n

Nigeria<\/em>
\nHaving perfected the art of wearing \u201cAnkara\u201d (local West African cloth) through the use of ornate embellishment, Lisa Folawiyo<\/a> transformed the textile to create a highly covetable print. Garments are handcrafted by expert artisans, a painstaking process taking up to 240 hours. The result has been an international runaway success \u2013 Folawiyo\u2019s designs have been shown at New York Fashion Week, and can be admired on celebrities such as Lupita Nyong\u2019o and Thandie Newton.<\/p>\n

\"Katungulu<\/a><\/p>\n

4. Katungulu Mwendwa<\/h2>\n

Kenya<\/em>
\nGrowing up in Nairobi, Katungulu Mwendwa<\/a> spent much of her childhood observing her late grandmother, who sourced materials from local artisans for her curio shop. Passionate about Kenya, the budding designer returned home as soon as she had completed her fashion degree in London to start her own contemporary fashion line. Experimenting with innovative fabrics, traditional methods and modern techniques, her timeless casual and semi-formal designs are fast gaining an international following.<\/p>\n

\"Prime<\/a><\/p>\n

5. Prime Obsession<\/h2>\n

South Africa<\/em>
\nProfiled in fashion bible Vogue earlier this year, design duo Shelley Mokoena and Keneilwe Mothoa are part of a new wave of designers taking Johannesburg by storm. As is appropriate for self-made Millennial entrepreneurs, their career began on Instagram, where they showed off a series of once-off, personalised items from local thrift stores. Now they are about to hit the global stage with the launch of Prime Obsession<\/a> as an international contemporary brand with a minimalist design aesthetic \u2013 watch this space.<\/p>\n

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6. Maki Oh<\/h2>\n

Nigeria<\/em>
\nFounded by Maki Osakwe in 2010, Lagos-based womenswear label Maki Oh<\/a> has enjoyed the ultimate celebrity endorsement in the shape of Michelle Obama \u2013 who even invited the young designer to the White House. Not bad going for the young designer, who makes all of her clothes from scratch in her home country. Osakwe\u2019s designs are celebrated for their bold prints and liberal applications of raffia and silk fringing, and made their debut at NYFW in 2017.<\/p>\n

\"Loza<\/a><\/p>\n

7. Loza Maleombho<\/h2>\n

Ivory Coast<\/em>
\nBorn in Brazil and raised between C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire and the United States, Loza Maleombho<\/a> started designing clothes at the tender age of 13. Following a fashion degree she interned with Jill Stuart, Yigal Azrou\u00ebl and Cynthia Rowley, before launching her own brand in 2009, first in New York before relocating to the Ivory Coast three years later. Working with skilled artisans, Maleombho\u2019s designs fuse Ivorian tribal aesthetics with New York\u2019s urban fashion \u2013 think tribal prints and futuristic cuts.<\/p>\n

\"Ami<\/a><\/p>\n

8. Ami Doshi Shah<\/h2>\n

Kenya<\/em>
\nShah led a nomadic childhood, moving from Oman to North America to the UK (where she trained as a Jeweller and Silversmith), before completing jewellery apprenticeship programmes in Mumbai and Jaipur. Following a 12-year design hiatus she founded her own label, \u201cI am I<\/a>\u201d in Nairobi. Her outsized pieces inspired by tribal talismans are made from locally sourced materials and crafted by hand. You can get your hands on the standout accessories in her Nairobi studio space or by-appointment boutique.<\/p>\n

\"Kirsten<\/a><\/p>\n

9. Kirsten Goss<\/h2>\n

South Africa<\/em>
\nSouth African jewellery powerhouse, Kirsten Goss,<\/a>\u00a0has become synonymous with contemporary African design. Goss\u00a0studied jewellery design in Stellenbosch and worked for Erickson Beamon in the UK before starting her eponymous label in London in 2002. She returned to South Africa and opened stores across the country in Cape Town,\u00a0Johannesburg and Durban, the most recent is a flagship store in Cape Town’s newest hub for art and culture, the trendy Silo District.<\/p>\n

\"Aprelle<\/a><\/p>\n

10. Aprelle Duany, leather accessories<\/h2>\n

Kenya<\/em>
\nBorn and raised in the US, Aprelle Duany<\/a> initially studied Information Technology before changing gear and graduating Summa cum Laude from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. It was love though that brought her to Africa \u2013 together with her husband she first relocated to his hometown of Juba, South Sudan, before taking on a fashion CEO role in Kenya. She started her elegant leather handbag and accessories label in 2014, a range of carefully crafted, classic investment pieces in iconic silhouettes and bold statement colours.<\/p>\n

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