The African fashion is booming. We all can admit. The whole world is becoming aware of our colorful ‘swag’ and fashionable taste. What we also see, is elements of our traditional wear being used for high fashion. I mean, we see it in on the cover of the magazines. It’s all nice and it gives us Africans a sense of pride. But the sense of pride has experience a little twist these days. The summer/spring collection of Louis Vuitton uses the iconic red Shuka, which is worn by the Maasai people from Kenya. The picture above shows how it is worn. Critics state that Louis Vuitton actually have stolen this look from the Masaai people. Is this the same as when Marc Jacobs used the ‘Ghana must Go’ bags for Louis Vuitton collection in 2007? Louis Vuitton will make money off this and also Black Bird Jeans and many other brands. Some say that it’s quiet unfair. What’s your say?
ABINA 