FASHION

Rythme périphérique
Paris meets Rio in this story marking the França-Brasil 2025 season

A sweet escape
Connade and Anil Padia were the treats to be savoured at this year’s Confections x Collections

Wild ones
The energy of Nu Nairobi roams wild and free through this story for The Africa Centre and British Council’s African Creative Industries Symposium

Much finery
Meet the ten talents bringing their united visions to the British Council’s 2025 Creative DNA programme

Rough and smooth
Redefining masculinity in Lagos via the new breed of Nigerian streetwear and tailoring

What the sun sees
Precious moments of encounter on the streets and sands of Abidjan

Eudaimonia
Capoeira. An expression of dance, music, community and the spirit of Brasil

Impermanence
Embrace life’s constantly changing rhythm in liberating looks by African designers

Eclectic
Adebayo Jolaoso’s photobook tells the story of Lagos’ fashion revolution through the intimate backstage moments of its fashion weeks

You’ve got to make your own worlds
Dream big with the Afro-futurist creations of this year’s Creative DNA designers

Structures of Liberation
Franco-African creatives reimagine identity through maximalist forms that act as a poetic resistance to erasure

The last fisherman of the fading shore
Exclusive: Ivorian brand OLOOH reveals its latest collection with a siren song to the ocean

Bonda Ndzie
Yann Turchi celebrates African hair art as a living archive in his first photo book

Memory as Muse
This story speaks to the beauty of memory and everyday intimacies held within South Asian culture

Djainin at Blu lab
Stéphane Gaboué glides inside Djainin’s new shop-in-shop

Creative DNA
British Council’s Creative DNA was a highlight of Africa Fashion Week London

Pedro Napolinário
The photographer celebrating the complexity and beauty of Brazil’s Black youth

Local Champion
Celebrating the heroes who live next door with THIS IS US