There’s New York, London, Paris, Milan, and Lagos when it comes to fashion weeks we watch. But there is also Dakar and the West Indies, which are never to be overlooked because the designs are just as rich and diverse as the complexions of the brown beauties who take to the runways wearing them.
Dakar’s 10th annual Fashion Week took place in West Africa’s Senegal last week featuring earthy color palettes mixed with bold brights; and textiles ranging from taffeta to lace in the traditional-modern fashion fusions.
Follow the fashions shown at Dakar Fashion Week 2012 below.
Design by Moroccan designer Jamila Lafqir
Designs by Nigerien Tuareg designer Alphadi
Design by Nigerien Tuareg designer Alphadi
Design by Nigerien Tuareg designer Alphadi
Design by Ivorian designer Patrick Asso
More of Dakar Fashion Week 2012 →
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