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The Global Impact of Afrobeats: Where Music and Fashion Collide

In recent years, the rise of Afrobeats has been impossible to ignore. This dynamic music genre has surged in popularity worldwide, transcending boundaries and capturing the attention of music enthusiasts from diverse cultures. With its roots deeply entrenched in African traditions and the emergence of sub-genres like Afro-fusion, which blends the rich African sound with various musical influences, the African artistic community is making an indelible mark on the global stage.

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Empowering the African Diaspora: Telfar and Off-White's Fashion Impact

Fashion has since played an influential role in the lives of many. Through the African diaspora, fashion has taken many forms and its influence has drastically spread throughout the world. Brands like Telfar and Off-White are just two of the many brands-represented by the African-Diaspora- that have disrupted the traditional fashion landscape and left its mark internationally. As a dynamic and expressive art form that crosses boundaries and cultures, fashion is still a powerful medium for showin

Modernizing Traditional African Fashion: Kenneth Ize's Impact and the Evolution of Liberian Attire

As the world modernizes technologically, many cease to acknowledge the evolution of fashion. Within continental Africa, many of the traditional clothing garments remain traditional however there is an added modernized touch to it within many countries. Some names for traditional garments in West Africa are called Lappa, Kpokpo, Bubba, Country Cloth, Sobi, Bazin, Batakari, Kente, Kaftan, Babaringa, Aso Oke, etc. Traditional tailored garments have always been a relic within the West African region

Reverse Relations: Looking into Diesel’s 2023 Milan Fashion Show and its 2001 Print Campaign

Diesel has continuously been on the cutting edge of fashion and design. Most recently, it has redefined the traditional fashion show during Milan Fashion Week earlier this month-September 2023. Diesel showcased its Spring/Summer 2024 collection, but the highlight of its fashion show was not so much the garments on display, it was the event itself. Diesel opened its doors and made its fashion show open to the public which in turn had over 5,000 people in attendance. The fashion show both started

Behind The Lens

The typical viewer of any form of media generally only focuses on the final draft of all creative projects. However, those with a gifted creative mind look behind the lens of what was dispersed to find a deeper meaning in all deliverables.

As a creative, going behind the lens means reconditioning your mind to be more heightened to artistic elements, social constructs, history, and other forms of storytelling that may be embedded within an asset. In layman's terms… this is really just “reading i