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- 30 April 2018 - 15:09
The Lebanese designer who wants to make clothes for 'real bodies'
Cynthia Chamat Debbané is an entrepreneur and designer whose clothing business challenges the fashion industry's 'rules'.
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- Fashion
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- 21 February 2018 - 03:20
'You cannot fade into the background' – fashion entrepreneur Brenda Nakalema
Brenda Nakalema started Uganda's Mosaic fashion house. She talks about Ugandan style, fusing the traditional with the international, and the power of self-confidence.
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- Fashion, Design
- Date
- 24 February 2016 - 14:46
'Fashion is a beautiful thing'
At London Fashion Week 2016, we spoke to four rising stars in the British Council's International Fashion Showcase about the future of international high fashion.
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- Fashion, Arts
- Date
- 20 August 2015 - 01:59
The best cultural things to do in Lagos
Just as we launch UK/Nigeria 2015–16, a new season of cultural exchange between Nigeria and the UK, the British Council's Alex Bratt recommends some cultural highlights in Lagos.
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- Arts, Fashion, Film, Music
- Date
- 23 March 2015 - 04:47
Five leading Ugandan creatives you should know
Recent British Council research suggests that East Africa's creative economy is taking off. Journalist Phiona Okumu looks at some of the players emerging out of Uganda.
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- Arts, Fashion, Music, Literature, Creative Economy, Visual Arts
- Date
- 09 February 2015 - 13:42
How Morocco influenced a UK fashion designer's collection
How do you combine different design ideas without turning them into mere pastiche? UK designer Holly Jayne Smith explains.
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- Fashion, Arts