Hanger Management

The fabrication of African identity

African fashion history has always been global and multicultural.

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April 2026

So, I tried sewing a blanket big enough to cover the whole street...

But here are some in-person crafting workshops in Johannesburg and Cape Town

Apr 15 • khensani

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February 2026

Sewing is a knife, needlecraft is rebellion

Alternative writing systems for that which cannot be said.

Feb 24 • khensani

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So, you want to learn some African fashion history?

The library is open: 20 books on African textiles, design thinking and material culture

Feb 11 • khensani

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June 2025

The Vintage African Fashion Summer Guide

Winter fashion isn’t better. You just have too many Europeans on your Pinterest

Jun 17, 2025 • khensani

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I am, therefore I buy: stop consuming, start creating

There are too many content recreators, we need more creators.

Jun 12, 2025 • khensani

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May 2025

My 2025 Met Gala Predictions

African subcultures and movements to reference for Superfine: Tailoring Black Style

May 1, 2025 • khensani

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March 2025

How Miriam Makeba defined Pan-African fashion as a tool of resistance

15 years after her death, the pop star still influences Afrocentric fashion and beauty ideals in the post-colonial era.

Mar 4, 2025 • khensani

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February 2025

How a nice Jewish girl from New York defined the aesthetic of African royalty

Before there was Wakanda, we had Zamunda, the most stylish dictatorship in cinema.

Feb 5, 2025 • khensani

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What happened to South Africa’s indigenous textiles?

From shweshwe to umbhaco, have we been colonised by cotton?

Feb 2, 2025 • khensani

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January 2025

Schiaparelli wants Nosferatu's nachos so bad

For SS'25, Daniel Roseberry finds 17th century solutions to 21st century problems. This season, sincerity will save us from the machines.

Jan 28, 2025 • khensani

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When they broke the Barbie universe before

First came meta-text and then the 1001 adaptations of the Princess and the Pauper...

Jan 26, 2025 • khensani

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