Dakar glamour show rides wave of African fashion

When Adama Ndiaye quit banking in Europe for life as a young clothes designer back home in Senegal, there was no show in town at which she could show off her wares. So she decided to put on one of her own. "We offered a ticket, we were renting boats, we were renting camels," she said, explaining how she lured other designers to the dusty, vibrant city of Dakar jutting out into the Atlantic Ocean. "It was one day of shows and three days of fun." But with African fashion growing bigger and bolder

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