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Eve JACKSON

Ghana: The West African culture hub kickstarting a fashion revolution

Africa Ghana Alicia Keys Danai Gurira Eve Jackson ENCORE FRANCE 24 Victoria and Albert Museum Accra London

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With Accra Fashion Week underway in Ghana, FRANCE 24's culture show Encore! travelled to the West African cultural hub to meet some of the designers kickstarting Africa's style revolution. Eve Jackson met up with Aisha Ayensu, the founder of trailblazing brand Christie Brown. She has dressed the likes of Alicia Keys and "Black Panther Wakanda Forever" actress Danai Gurira. Two of her pieces are front and centre in a groundbreaking exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London on African fashion. Aisha tells us why the fashion scene in Accra is "full of endless possibilities".

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