Style has coursed through her veins since she was a young girl growing up in Soweto township, and for her the time is ripe for"African designers to shine" on the international platform.
"Now more than ever, African designers are getting recognition here at home," said the 58-year-old, elegantly wearing her make-up and a flowing black trousers with a silk blouse. Elsewhere,"celebrities, Michelle Obama or Beyonce,... now wear African brands," she said, adding that the Wakanda phenomenon, linked to the Black Panther movie has"spread our culture, our heritage, to the world. That has an impact on driving fashion as well".
Later on she had an opportunity to travel and attended a Paris fashion show by the talented designer John Galliano. "First I had to make sure that they were well-recognised here at home, that we changed mindsets, make people appreciate and value African fashion designers," not just as tailors but as respected designers."African consumers are now recognising their own designers are as valuable any of the brands they buy globally," she said.
The next leg of the mission is to take them to"international platforms" to ensure the presence of Africa in the global fashion dialogue. Africans in the diaspora are serving key role as ambassadors.
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