African fashion was also a topic at the Global African Business ... In the 1960s and 70s, ... FIT’s curator of Costume and Accessories who wrote the book Black Designers in American Fashion. ...

He goes on to explain how the latter collection draws from the nostalgia of ‘70s and ‘80s American style, such as boot cuts and bell bottoms, married with classic elements such as cowrie shells.

A new generation of African designers are bursting onto the global fashion scene, gaining recognition from top celebrities including Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, and Naomi Campbell.

Centuries of cultural erasure and a historical lack of capital account for the underrepresentation of African fashion in mainstream media, but Farai Simoyi is on course to correct that.