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Lagos Fashion Week: Beyond Runway, Forging Africa's Sustainable Fashion Future

Lagos Fashion Week is driving a pivotal shift in African fashion, championing sustainability and local value creation. A new coalition seeks to transform traditional practices of repair and reuse into a robust industrial strategy, anchoring jobs and knowledge on the continent. This bold initiative aims to redefine Africa's global fashion influence, ensuring economic empowerment and cultural preservation.

AllAfrica - Latest·September 12, 2026AI-curated

[Bird Story Agency] A new coalition is challenging African fashion to turn its long traditions of repair, reuse and community production into a modern industrial strategy that keeps more jobs, knowledge and economic value on the continent.

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