Africa in Fashion explores the kaleidoscope of craft cultures that have shaped African fashion for centuries and captures the intriguing stories of contemporary and avant-garde African brands.

Part One looks at Africa's rich cultural heritage and place in the network of global fashion. The first chapter retells the history of African fashion, exploring Africa's textile traditions, artisanship and role as a global resource. The second chapter presents a New Africa and examines the promise and potential of Africa's markets, while challenging stereotypes and the concept of European hegemony particularly in the realm of luxury fashion. It also spotlights Africa's unique position as the global industry shifts towards a more sustainable future.

Part Two ushers the reader into the spectacular world of African fashion today. It showcases a carefully curated set of the continent's most dynamic brands and, through interviews with prominent and inspiring designers, offers rare insight into their ethos and design practice. Covering unisex fashion, menswear, womenswear, accessories and jewelry the brands are each purposefully selected to contribute uniquely to the mosaic of Africa evolving creative landscape.

本书探索了几个世纪以来塑造非洲时尚的丰富多彩的工艺文化，并捕捉了当代和前卫的非洲品牌的有趣故事。

**部分着眼于非洲丰富的文化遗产和在世界时尚网络中的地位。**章讲述了非洲时尚的历史，探索了非洲的纺织传统、工匠精神和作为全球资源的作用。第二章介绍了一个新非洲，研究了非洲市场的前景和潜力，同时挑战了刻板印象和欧洲争霸的概念，特别是在奢侈时尚领域。它还突出了非洲在全球产业向更可持续的未来转变时的独特地位。

第二部分将带领读者进入当今非洲时尚的壮观世界。它展示了一组精心策划的非洲大陆颇具活力的品牌，并通过对杰出和鼓舞人心的设计师的采访，分享了他们的精神和设计实践。该书涵盖了中性时尚、男装、女装、配饰和珠宝，每个品牌都是经过精心挑选的，为非洲不断发展的创意景观做出了独特的贡献。