Africa has a strong presence in this year’s Business Of Fashion @bof with 7 African fashion bigwigs making it into the prestigious annual list.
The #BoF500 is a shortlist of the names-to-know shaping the fashion industry across the globe. This year’s edition is being tauted as one of the most diverse lists yet.
In a post on Instagram, African fashion guide, Industrie wrote:
“Beating to the pulse of the industry, 9 fresh African members join an existing community of continental path breakers—many of whom stray from the expected”
The list includes Nigerian designer @KennethIze
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Retailers Avinash and Kabir Wadhwani of Nigeria’s @TempleMuse
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EIC of @gqsouthafrica @Yatikhumalo
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Founder of @GenevieveMagazine @BettyIrabor
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South Sudan model @shanellenyasiase
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(Somalian model @iamugbad
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New York based designer @thedreamawake
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Congratulations to the class of 2019!
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