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African fashion takes centre stage at France's Galerie Lafayette

African fashion takes centre stage at France's Galerie Lafayette
France 24 Saturday 20 June 2026, 12:42 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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African fashion is no longer merely a source of inspiration for major international fashion houses. Today, it is establishing its own codes, its own brands and its own ambitions. To mark the ‘Africa Now’ event held at Paris’ Galeries Lafayette, FRANCE 24 welcoms a key figures in this movement: Adama N'Diaye, the Senegalese fashion designer behind Adama Paris.

African fashion is no longer merely a source of inspiration for major international fashion houses. Today, it is establishing its own codes, its own brands and its own ambitions. To mark the ‘Africa Now’ event held at Paris’ Galeries Lafayette, FRANCE 24 welcoms a key figures in this movement: Adama N'Diaye, the Senegalese fashion designer behind Adama Paris. Keywords for this article [Image text:] signer.Adama Paris
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