Canex Wknd festival in Algiers showcases African fashion’s “soft power”
Canex, the acronym of Creation Africa Nexus, is a familiar name for regulars of the Tranoï trade show in Paris. In the last two years, the Parisian event has dedicated an entire room of its Palais Brongniart venue each season to showcase 20 designers of African origin. At Tranoï’s September session, labels like Sukeina, Lagos Space Programme […]
The business of fashion: a blueprint to develop local value chains
At this year’s Creative Africa Nexus Weekend (CANEX), 18 designers from Africa and the Caribbean are hoping to catch the eyes of buyers and investors. They are part of a larger group of 80 designers from 29 countries, under the CANEX Presents Africa at Portugal Fashion programme that is coordinated by Lulu Shabell in collaboration […]