What do you wear to meet your father for the first time?
In 2004, Hannah Pool knew more about next season's lipstick colors than she did about Africa: a beauty editor for "The Guardian" newspaper, she juggled lattes and cocktails, handbags and hangouts through her twenties just like any other beautiful, independent Londoner. Her white, English adoptive relatives were beloved to her and were all the family she needed.
Okay, if I treat it as a first date, then I'm on home turf. What image do I want to put across?...Classic, rather than trendy, and if my G-string doesn't pop out, I should...
What do you wear to meet your father for the first time?
In 2004, Hannah Pool knew more about next season's lipstick colors than she did about Afr...
In a searing 2012 Guardian op-ed, Hannah Azieb Pool took Western fashion designers to task for their so-called African-inspired clothing. "Dear Fashion," she wrote, "Africa is a continent, not a country. Can you imagine anyone describing a fashion trend as 'European-inspired?' Of course not. It's meaningless." Now, with Fashion Cities Africa, Pool aims to correct the misconceptions about African fashion, providing key context for contemporary African fashion scenes and capturing the depth and breadth of truly African fashion. Tied to the Fashion Cities Africa...
In a searing 2012 Guardian op-ed, Hannah Azieb Pool took Western fashion designers to task for their so-called African-inspired clothing. "Dear...
