People Want Clothes That Match Their Values: Sustainability Takes Centre Stage At Nairobi Fashion Week

As the dumping of textile waste continues in African countries, designers are making a feature of reusing and recycling from flea markets, landfill or upcyled curtains From recycled wide-leg denims to Afrofuturistic designs made from secondhand curtains, the catwalk at has featured a wave of new designers focussed on sustainable fashion in Africa. The annual event, which began in 2013 to promote Africas then nascent fashion industry, has grown to become a showcase for sustainability in recent years amid on the environmental impacts of textile waste on the continent.