African Textiles

Wednesday, 27 September 2023

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7 Exceptional Miami Art Exhibits and Museum Shows in Miami This Fall

Miami New Times 26 Sep 2023

Below, find the most anticipated art experiences for the upcoming season ... ICA continues that tradition with a retrospective on Charles Gaines, one of the first African-Americans to work in conceptual art ... "Hernan Bas ... Louis-born African-American artist working mainly with found materials such as donated textiles and photos from books and magazines ... .

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What Uganda’s war on second-hand clothes means for fashion

Auburnpub dot com 25 Sep 2023

Though the raw material is one of the country’s key export crops, Uganda’s textile industry has struggled since the 1970s ... Late last month, Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni announced a plan to ban used clothing imports to the East African country in a speech, saying the trade stifles the development of the local textile industry.

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Pioneering 94-year-old African photographer celebrated in DIA show

Detroit Free Press 21 Sep 2023

“Unlike most other African photographers of his generation, he’s still alive with us,” said Quarcoopome ... Portraits, photojournalism and lifestyle photography take American concepts of African art beyond textiles, sculptures and carvings, showcasing major milestones in modern African history.

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Three Women from Delaware have made it to VOGUE and it’s not the three you ...

San Francisco Examiner 21 Sep 2023

WILMINGTON, Del., Sept ... Asata, who was born in Liberia and raised in Wilmington, draws inspiration from her African roots and her experiences living in different parts of the world. Her designs are a unique blend of traditional African textiles and modern silhouettes ... Danielle was clothed by Jovani and the shoot took place in Manhattan ... Photo caption.

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FIFA and United Nations Industrial Development Organization meet to discuss collaboration opportunities

Egypt Today 20 Sep 2023

* UNIDO assessing cotton-to-textile value chain development in five African nations ... can be mobilised, supply and demand capacities, and the compatibility of existing legal and policy frameworks with the development of textile and apparel value chains in partner African countries.

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Saul de Groen obituary

The Guardian 17 Sep 2023

... Johannesburg, his parents sent him to the US so that he could avoid conscription into the South African army.

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Black in style: NYFW ends, Erykah Badu reflects on the head wrap

The Grio 17 Sep 2023

WWD reports Boateng’s much-beloved aesthetic, which marries bespoke British tailoring with his Ghanian heritage and love for African style, is the hallmark of the capsule collection, which includes furniture, accessories, textiles and wallpaper.

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See the World: Arts Calendar September 14-20

LA Weekly 13 Sep 2023

Across mediums—including installation, work on paper, video, painting, textile, watercolor—and imagery, the exhibition reflects on how Bahia, an epicenter of the African diaspora that is located in northeast Brazil, has fueled their work and changed their understanding of themselves.

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New York Fashion Week: Highlights from the Spring-Summer 2024 runways

Auburnpub dot com 11 Sep 2023

Shui, meanwhile, incorporated an ancient textile process dating back to the Ming dynasty that binds iron-rich mud to silk. On Sunday, the label co-founded by Rosario Dawson and Abrima Erwiah to promote African fashion, Studio 189, hosted a celebratory afternoon show featuring exuberant textiles in both traditional and contemporary cuts.

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Why white parties are a fixture in Black culture

The Observer 10 Sep 2023

One year, he ordered a pair of white alligator boots ... it has a uniform – flowing linen is the party’s textile of choice ... Square noted the historical significance of African diasporic people’s knack for blending the sacred and the secular.“In a lot of Afro-diasporic religions, even African American Christianity, white textiles are really important ... .

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Winterthur honors Ann Lowe, unsung designer of Jackie Kennedy's wedding dress

Delaware Online 05 Sep 2023

If she had lived in France, she'd have been as well known as Chanel or Dior," textile importer Arthur Dages told The Saturday Evening Post in 1964 about the designer who died in 1981 at age 82 ... Winterthur textile conservators conducted critical treatments on many of the aging dresses.

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Felix Adu Revolutionises Fashion Industry with African Textiles, Cutting-EdgeTechnology

This Day 02 Sep 2023

Premium .. In a groundbreaking move that signifies the convergence of fashion, technology, and art, African fashion consultant Felix Adu, who calls Sweden home, has secured an impressive $200,000 in funding ... As a trailblazer in the fashion industry, Adu has been at the forefront of innovative fashion concepts for years ... .

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Courts ‘may not rule on SACTWU’s ability to manage investments’

Independent online (SA) 29 Aug 2023

One of these partners, who looking to increase their existing footprint in the media space, was the Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers Union (SACTWU) ... This was intended to shine a light on the issues that workers – the majority of South Africans - face on a daily basis, whether at home, play or in the workplace ... .

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Independent Media sets record straight on SACTWU-IMC matter

Independent online (SA) 29 Aug 2023

In relation to the court case between the Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers Union (SACTWU) and Independent Media Consortium (IMC), we would ask the media to please take note of the following facts so as to avoid relying on uninformed opinion when writing articles on this matter.. 1 ... 2 ... 3. SIM/IMC was a special purpose vehicle (SPV) ... 4 ... 5 ... 6 ... 7.

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