AFRICA FASHION
Image courtesy of V&A
Opening 2 July, the V&A's next major exhibition, Africa Fashion will showcase the diversity, ingenuity and creativity of fashion in Africa. Spanning the mid-20th century to contemporary creatives through photographs, textiles, music and the visual arts, Africa Fashion will explore the vitality and global impact of a fashion scene as dynamic and varied as the continent itself.
45 designers from over 20 countries across the continent will be featured, over a varied time period. There will be a selection of garments on show are from the personal archives of a selection of iconic mid-twentieth century African designers, including; Shade Thomas-Fahm, Chris Seydou, Kofi Ansah and Alphadi, marking the first time their work will be shown in a London museum.
Image: 'Chasing Evil' collection, IAMISIGO, Kenya, Autumn/Winter 2020. Courtesy IAMISIGO. Photo: Maganga Mwagogo
It will also celebrate influential contemporary African fashion creatives including Imane Ayissi, IAMISIGO, Moshions, Thebe Magugu and Sindiso Khumalo, showcasing objects and the stories behind them alongside personal insights from the designers, together with sketches, editorial spreads, photographs, film and catwalk footage.
Image: Aso Lànkí, Kí Ató Ki Ènìyàn ('We greet dress before we greet its wearer') collection, 2021, Lagos, Nigeria. Lagos Space Programme. Photo: © Kadara Enyeasi
In conjunction with the exhibition, an Africa Fashion Conference will be held on Friday 18 – Saturday 19 November 2022 to exchange ideas and thoughts on the African fashion scene, past, present, future. There is currently a call for papers, inviting proposals for both 10-minute and 20-minute presentations, from creatives thinkers at all stages of their careers. Applications for papers are open until 25 July 2022. To find out more, visit their website HERE. Tickets and ticket prices for the conference will be available from September.
To find out more about the exhibition and book your ticket, visit the V&A website HERE.
Opening 2 July, the V&A's next major exhibition, Africa Fashion will showcase the diversity, ingenuity and creativity of fashion in Africa. Spanning the mid-20th century to contemporary creatives through photographs, textiles, music and the visual arts, Africa Fashion will explore the vitality and global impact of a fashion scene as dynamic and varied as the continent itself.
45 designers from over 20 countries across the continent will be featured, over a varied time period. There will be a selection of garments on show are from the personal archives of a selection of iconic mid-twentieth century African designers, including; Shade Thomas-Fahm, Chris Seydou, Kofi Ansah and Alphadi, marking the first time their work will be shown in a London museum.
Image: 'Chasing Evil' collection, IAMISIGO, Kenya, Autumn/Winter 2020. Courtesy IAMISIGO. Photo: Maganga Mwagogo
It will also celebrate influential contemporary African fashion creatives including Imane Ayissi, IAMISIGO, Moshions, Thebe Magugu and Sindiso Khumalo, showcasing objects and the stories behind them alongside personal insights from the designers, together with sketches, editorial spreads, photographs, film and catwalk footage.
Image: Aso Lànkí, Kí Ató Ki Ènìyàn ('We greet dress before we greet its wearer') collection, 2021, Lagos, Nigeria. Lagos Space Programme. Photo: © Kadara Enyeasi
In conjunction with the exhibition, an Africa Fashion Conference will be held on Friday 18 – Saturday 19 November 2022 to exchange ideas and thoughts on the African fashion scene, past, present, future. There is currently a call for papers, inviting proposals for both 10-minute and 20-minute presentations, from creatives thinkers at all stages of their careers. Applications for papers are open until 25 July 2022. To find out more, visit their website HERE. Tickets and ticket prices for the conference will be available from September.
To find out more about the exhibition and book your ticket, visit the V&A website HERE.