KIKOROMEO TRIUMPHS AT MERCEDES BENZ FASHION WEEK AFRICA.
14:25
Last Friday 9.30pm
saw KikoRomeo take to the runway at the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Africa in Johannesburg.
The African Fashion International tented venue in Melrose Arch was thronged
with South Africa’s who’s who, turning out to see the cream of Africa’s fashion
designers. The event pioneered by South African Dr. Precious Moloi-Motsepe has
grown to be the main platform for designers from the continent, each out doing
each other in fashion forward thinking as Africa embraces an explosion in
creative industries.
The women’s styles were a contrast of structured jackets with flowing trousers and skirts. Skirts wrapped or had high side slits. Outfits were enhanced by stunning jewelry from Le Collane di Betta, which also picked elements from Maasai heritage. Woven silks, linens and cottons mixed with the cotton hand knits and beautifully crafted crocheted pieces to produce a very modern look. Gladiator sandals in tie and dye leather, strapped up the leg to complete an edgy look.
Images Courtesy of Emmanuel Jambo.
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KikoRomeo was founded by Ann McCreath in Kenya in 1996. Working with community groups and artisans since inception, she has honed their craft skills to international high quality thanks to her strong technical knowledge. The KikoRomeo team includes many former domestic workers, who she has retrained to become some of the finest craft people in Kenya. She has also worked with painters and sculptors, both in the creation of unique collections and in decorating her flag ship store in Nairobi’s Yaya Centre. KikoRomeo is firmly committed to the promotion of modern Africa’s arts and culture and collaborates frequently with creative artists in other fields. Ann is the Chair of FAFA (Festival of African Fashion & Arts), and has received international recognition for services to ethical fashion and the fashion industry in Africa. She has lived and worked in Kenya for 22 years. Her daughter Iona is involved in the business too, designing a young fashion line in aid of Hands Off Our Elephants campaign known as “Kikoti”.
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