Kofi Annan: An Astonishing Mind Inspires a Beautiful Fabric Kofi Annan might not be the first name that springs to mind when it comes to
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August 2020
Maakola is, at its heart, an ethical fashion brand that believes in the importance of sustainability — which is why it is such an essential part of
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From Waiting to Have it Done, to Getting it Done Yourself. Taking your destiny into your own hands can be a make or break decision.
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“Slow down, they don’t love you like I love you” This pandemic has drawn a line between fast fashion and what’s coming next, hastening the demise
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1. Gyawu Atiko, lit. the back of Gyawu’s head. Gyawu was a sub-chief of Bantama who at the annual Odwira ceremony is said to have
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Wax prints were made truly African through storytelling. Africans didn’t simply adopt the Dutch fabrics but brought them to life, reversing the design process and
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How Ghanaian women took the cross-cultural story of wax print to a whole new level. Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to
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Ghanaian photographer Jessica Sarkodie is known for her commitment to reality — honestly presenting her subjects without pretense, but instead with a tangible rawness.
Mimesis and Movement: Jessica Sarkodie shoots Maakola in Accra Read More »