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
celebrating them designers, the ingenuity and the unstoppable global impact of african culture, using an fashion. doctor christine is the curator in charge of the show. she and her team have dedicated the last two years to discovering the key creatives, stories and historical legacy of african fashions. so christine, i know we caught you in the middle of installing the exhibition. what is your ambition for the show? the ambition for the show is really to give a platform for these wonderful creatives on these wonderful creatives on the continent to showcase their work in a way that they would like to be seen. i have always conscious that there are many stories that can be told about the african fashion scene and our story, the story we want to tell, is one of unbounded creativity and the idea of fashion as a self defining art form. ~ , .,, ., , form. well this looks fabulous. you have
the larger culture. her traditional the larger culture. her traditional wedding . the larger culture. her traditional wedding garments are one of several items in the exhibition source from a public all outdoor objects, and clothes that represent memories of the continent. he clothes that represent memories of the continent. of the continent. he was in extraodinary of the continent. he was in extraodinary design - of the continent. he was in extraodinary design an - extraodinary design an extraordinary man. he passed away before the world got to see how extraordinary he was. i am thankful that i can have a piece that i commissioned a piece that i commissioned a piece that i commissioned a piece that can be shared and that his legacy can live on alongside his foundation. it is important to share traditions and yes, it is a very personal day, but it was important to me for other, particularly black and brown kids, to see you could wear on your special day, you could wear your own tra
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