Here are some of the stories that have been published about New African Fashion so far:
WEB:
New York Times - Designers take a fresh look at Africa, plus gallery
AnOther Magazine – Fashion in Pictures: New African Fashion
Vogue Black – An encyclopedia on the African fashion world
CNN - Why African designers are finally in the fashion spotlight
Guardian – Street fashion in South Africa
Vogue.com – Duro Olowu spotlights a new book on African fashion
Grazia – Top ten African fashion moments
Grazia Italy – New African Fashion
Papermag – A Sneak Peak
Pop – blog
AfriPop! – Helen Jennings talks
Marian Kihogo – Interview and party report
Surface – Interview
iFashion – New Africa
Heritage1960 – Trailblazers
Vice Style – New African Fashion
Haute Fashion Africa – New book set for release
Essence – Q&A ans Street style
Do Believe The Hype – Must read
Swell Vintage – Review
Eyestylist – A colourful guide
Parlour – Book launch photos and interview
Shadders – Book launch brings out the stars
The Voice – African fashion: ready for its close up
Africa Style Daily – Inside New African Fashion
Coco & Creme – Spotlight: Helen Jennings
The Fancy Hub – Meet Helen Jennings
Stylelist – New African Fashion In Print
Format – Book review
Fashion Bomb Daily – News
Natural Belle – The book
Madame Noire – News
Musings of Ondo Lady – 5 minutes with Helen Jennings
Fly & Mighty – From YSL to Duro Olowu
iFashionNetwork – Coffee table style book
Highsnobette – NYC launch party
MyTrendyBuzz – NY Public Library talk ‘equal excellence’
Society HAE – What is new African fashion?
Fashion Junkii – New African Fashion NY book release
Okay Africa – ARISE magazine editor releases book
NY Amsterdam News – A holiday gift for your coffee table
One Nigerian Boy – Cool Africana
The Genteel – A New Dawn
Surface – New African Fashion
aRUDE – New African Fashion
This Is Africa – Fashion Picks 2012
PRINT:
British Vogue, October issue – Ethnic majority
“This design directory runs through style from South Africa’s Bauhaus-inspired brand Black Coffee to Savile Row’s sharp-suited Ozwald Boateng”
Essence, September issue – Style Counsel
“The most popular accessory this season may well be Helen Jennings’s smart offering”
L’Officiel, September issue – Kort Afrikaans
SA Marie Claire, September issue – Agenda
“Brimming with style”
Fab, October issue – Fashion insider
“A catalogue of the talent and diversity fashion from Africa has to offer”
Time Out, Oct 13-19 – Fashion out of Africa
“African designers are taking the continent’s influence to a new level”
Dazed & Confused, November issue – Out of Africa
“Going beyond cliches, Jennings puts the continent’s aesthetic in a new context. Represent.”
Stylist, 26 October 2011 – Great Plains
“Profiles the continent’s brightest new talent.”
Wings, December 2011 – New Wave Naija
“A stunning coffee table book”
Black Hair, January 2012 – Africa to the future
“Celebrates the global beauty and style of Africa”
Ebony, January 2012 – History needn’t be boring
“African fashion is a huge industry, and it’s more than just kente cloth.”
Genevieve, January 2012 – Helen Jennings talks New African Fashion
“A much needed monument to Africa’s best and brightest designers”
TV:
BBC interview
Nigerian influence in London on Community Channel London 360 from Bresi-Ando consults on Vimeo.
More to come…
