mr biden called the ruling an exercise in raw political power good saturday morning to you. now on bbc news: brenda emmanus explores the global impact of african fashion, and travels to ghana to look at how designers are putting culture and traditions front and centre of their designs. african creatives are shifting the landscape of fashion by simply being themselves. there has evolved a single mindedness when coupled with creativity has produced a generation of innovators who have caught the world s attention and on a trip to ghana i got to understand why. i to ghana i got to understand wh . ~ . , to ghana i got to understand wh . ~ . , why. i think it has a very fresh energy, why. i think it has a very fresh energy, a - why. i think it has a very fresh energy, a very - why. i think it has a very i fresh energy, a very vibrant energy. fresh energy, a very vibrant ener: . fresh energy, a very vibrant ener. , , fresh energy, a very vibrant ener .~ h, energy. african ba
david. the couple left london to make africa their cope. we have seen constantly african designers making them up on an international level. not recreating what has been done by western designers, holding onto their own culture and history and legacy was of dealing that is distinctive? i think it is that important aspect of it. i think there is aspect of it. i think there is a lot of hybridisation. i think social media has allowed for so much of an exchange. i think ghanaian desired that are learning from nigerians who are learning from nigerians who are learning from nigerians who are learning from centre lease, we are all, there is a synergy, we are all, there is a synergy, we are all, there is a synergy, we are all bouncing up each other and learning from each other. there is a competence that has grown out of the confidence. do you think are not hazardous specific experience and energy about it? , , ., about it? yes, exactly. i love how when about it? yes, exactly. i love how whe
her design school. her work has grace catwalks, been featured in magazines or editorials, films and theatre productions, and she has attracted royal and celebrity clientele, drawn to her statement pieces inspired by iconic historical and cultural leaders. there are a lot of people cultural leaders. there are a lot of people outside - cultural leaders. there are a lot of people outside africa | lot of people outside africa who want to connect and learn more about who they are in when they come from. so incorporating the artefacts in fashion helps them connect. there was a collection of design which talks about african history and how we have been able to rise from slavery. how we have been able to fight and still standing tall and not letting our history define who we are. so they collection talks about our ancestors and how far they have fought for
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was a lot going on in african fashion, but people have come into a one stop shop to see brands from all over the country. country. continent. i guess it has a lot to do with social media. in ghana there has been a huge influx of people coming from all over the world and present, so we have a lot of travellers who have seen or heard about the store through that time as well who come in here. through that time as well who come in here. the digitalworld has accelerated come in here. the digitalworld has accelerated the come in here. the digitalworld has accelerated the expansion | has accelerated the expansion of the african fashion industry and provided its creatives with and provided its creatives with a host of platforms beyond retail outlets and catwalks to define what african fashion can be. focus is also turned on a new generation of photographers and image makers like nigerian