African Fashion on the Runway

Fashion Week 2009 in Bryant Park included an African Fashion Collection. The Saharan Africa area has recently been focused in Vogue magazine. Nduka Obaigbena, a Nigerian media mogul sponsored the African Fashion Show. The style that was showed included images of young people in Africa with the late 20th century style of clothing. There was a lot of urban styles displayed. The fashion show received great feedback. The usual five predicted leopard prints were not in the show. People were interested in seeing the latest fashions that represented the Saharan area.

I think that it was a great idea to showcase African fashions. Many people are intrigued by the variations of styles. The Fashion Show introduced the versatility that is displayed in the culture. This is the beginning of more creative styles from different parts of the world that will be appearing to more runways.