Known for her ongoing romance with textile developments both fragile and tenacious, think hand-dipped silks or hi-tech sporting materials, Trine Linedegaard, a Danish designer living in London, is peeling back the layers with her third collection for her self-titled line, which just so happens to be rooted in west African fabrics.

Trine Lindegaard worked with a family of traditional Ghanaian weavers to develop a vibrant new line in menswear, which will be on show in London in June. Some of the fabrics used by Trine Lindegaard are hand-picked and traditionally weaved in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.






Inspired by the wonderful geometrics of the Kita, an Akan fabric, Lindegaard met the Kwevi family – Ghanaian weavers who've been making this fabric 1968. Lindegaard and her team worked closely with the family to develop a vibrant and refreshing addition to the long line of Akan fabrics used in her Spring/Summer 2013 and Autumn/Winter 2013 collections, later adding athletic cuts and active embellishments which make for a modern, wearable collection.

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The ‘AFEFE’ collection is a celebration of the inevitable climate change in Africa’s future. Buki Akib, Nigerian knitwear designer, introduces contrasting but compatible fabrics to create futuristic response to the traditional fabric aso-oke. Mixing metallic leather and PVC next to the traditional fabric accommodates the unpredictable weather in Africa.







From the regal cowhide leather jacket shielding the misty harmattan breeze, to the contrasting wire shirt adsorbing the increased heat that reflects the magnetic colors of the sun and the constructed aso-oke jumpsuit patched worked with leather, mesh and a printed silk lining of Lagos Airport. An assembly of advanced materials and new silhouettes using traditional weaving techniques and knitting shields the vagaries climate and expresses the pathos during the ‘AFEFE’ times.

Shoot Credits:
Model: Richard
Photographer: Svenja Trierscheid
Styling: BUKI AKIB
Assistant: Paula Knorr

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Website: bukiakib.com

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For Autumn Winter 2013, London based label Chichia explores the concept of communication through dress in their dress concept collection. They offer the 13 key dresses every Chichia girl should have hanging in her closet.



In this collection, details such as multi ruffles, tiered dress bodices and skirts and manipulated style lines are featured in Chichia's signature playful contemporary and easy to wear silhouettes with a refreshingly vibrant colour palette.




Quirky details such as stained-glass window inspired patchwork khanga prints are inter-mixed with bead work, sequins, print, solid, and everything in-between. Swahili khanga sayings are a re-occurring feature throughout the collection, either as all over print or strategically placed as homage to the beautiful language.




Playfully mis-matched slithers of underskirts are left on show and placed with contrasting prints; juxtapositionedcolour palettes break the rules as mismatching becomes the norm. The printed East African cotton khanga is featured as well as referenced and used alongside fabrics such as viscose, cotton and jerseys in a modern quiet luxury with a splash of whimsy.

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The Bravitude Collection by Nigerian Designer Remi Buttons, was so anticipated that it had generated a lot of love even before the collection was unveiled and a lookbook released. With the use of several recognized Nigerian faces such as Praiz, Ice Prince, Denrele, DJ Exclusive, Dipp, Yvonne Ekwere, Ruby, and much more, the collection was an instant hit.













The theme of the collection is prints and the designer focuses on leopard prints in a dominance of brown. It gives the collection a safari-type feeling but the designer also switches things up by introducing gold embellished blazers and button studded blazers..











According to Remi, ‘Bravitude’ connotes a state of mind necessary for success as a young entrepreneur – a mentality which combines bravery and the winning attitude. RemilekunManoelaCarolinoOwadokun (also known as Remi Buttons) is a Nigerian fashion designer and the creative director/CEO of Buttons Couture.















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