ACCRA: The New Fashion Frontier

Accra is  West Africa’s style haven – it has been for decades and present day stylists and designers haven’t let up in creating their own fashion aesthetic that puts them at the frontier of contemporary design in Africa. Today we are checking out three Ghanaian designers who are creating new perspectives of African couture that has its roots in Ghanaian street fashion.

Enter Ajepomaa Mensah.

Ajepomaa Gallery (www.ajepomaagallerygh.com) below are collections for her new line Zoti with Ghanaian actress Maame Adjei.

Photographer: Marcus Hessenberg

 

Maame Adjei rocks Zoti

 

 

Alikoto Clothing‘s Capsule collection for Josef Otten customized fabric, modeled by Ghanaian musician/designer Jojo Abot and Ghanaian writer Nanama B. Acheampong.

Photographed by Gerard Nartey

Jojo Abot keeps it cool and funky

 

 

Enter Christie Brown – designing outfits for Beyonce’s Mrs. Carter tour in 2013 put her brand out globally. Ghanaian designer Christie Brown has the world’s attention now.

 

LOVE APRIL: Spring 2013 Pre-Collection

OVERSIZED TRIBALISM by Love April

We are too geeked about Ghanaian indie label, Love April’s new Spring 2013 pre-collection, Oversized Tribalism. Especially after seeing what designer, Nina Barkers-Woode, showed on the Ghana Fashion + Design Week runway last fall.

ACCRA Street Style Mixtape no. 3

THE STREETS OF ACCRA are alive with crazy style. Don’t take our word for it – see for yourself. Molly Lambe – aka Lover of All Things Sam Cooke – is on the scene again.

She popped her lens at a few street style icons jamming down at The Republic Bar + Grill over the weekend.

All photos taken for ACCRA [dot] ALT.

MONSTER ENERGY | photo by ACCRA [dot] ALT

MONSTER CHILL | photo by ACCRA [dot] ALT

polyRHYTHM | photo by ACCRA [dot] ALT

PURPLE RAIN | photo by ACCRA [dot] ALT

ACCRA Street Style Mixtape vol. 2

EVERYDAY WE GET STOKED by the unique flair for style Accra exhibits. From straight, clean cuts to colorful mixed prints, dapper, dark silhouettes, and electronic, trill shapes – the capital city’s got it all.

Check out what Molly Lambe‘s lens picked up for ACCRA [dot] ALT this week for our street segment.

California in Osu | photo by ACCRA [dot] ALT

FLORAL STRIPES | photo by ACCRA [dot] ALT

Twin Swag | photo by ACCRA [dot] ALT

GHANA Fashion + Design Week 2012: DUABA SERWA

ACCRA [dot] ALT was on hand for the first annual Ghana Fashion + Design Week festivities last weekend in Accra. Check out our feature photos from the show. We are ALL OVA Accra girl Nelly Hagan -Aboagye‘s super fly design line, DUABA SERWA.

DUABA SERWA: Arresting geometric patterns x Bright beautimous prints x Deliciously constructed feminine forms

Duaba Serwa – Ghana Fashion Week 2012 – photo by ACCRA dot ALT

Duaba Serwa – Ghana Fashion Week 2012 – photo by ACCRA dot ALT

Duaba Serwa – Ghana Fashion Week 2012 – photo by ACCRA dot ALT

REMIX: Funky Fabrics for the Feet

If the OHEMA OHENE footwear collection’s got you all hot + bothered, turn some of that restless energy into remixing your kicks with some summer print flava. What do you need to complete this creative journey? A yard or less of bright patterned fabric, scissors, glue, a sponge brush and a little thing called inspiration.

Hey, we got you. See this how-to video on rehabbing your shoes from tired + boring to fly + funky:

Check out the beautimous creations below. After finishing your fabric redesign, shoot us an email at accra.alt@gmail.com and we’ll share your natty style on our blog.

OSBORN DESIGN x BOXING KITTEN

OSBORN DESIGN x BOXING KITTEN

OSBORN DESIGN x BOXING KITTEN