If the latest fashion shows seen in Libreville, Paris, and Abidjan can be considered as barometers of African fashion trends, then we can safely say that men’s fashion has become the project that African designers have taken on head on. .
Previously favoring a one-size-fits-all, uniform and unadorned wardrobe to conform to societal habits and dogmas, men have truly changed the way they dress. And like women, they can no longer resist falling in love with brightly colored pieces, cuts that flatter their silhouette, revisited traditional outfits. Will these gentlemen wear the skirt as suggested by Fauvette Nacto from the brand Les hommes by Fauvette, particularly applauded in Libreville during Femoga last July? Will they let themselves be seduced by the lace shirts of Angèle Epouta still in Libreville? Or by scarves tied under the chin as we saw at the LAGOS fashion show during Canex which took place at the Tranoï show during Paris Fashion Week last September? Is men’s fashion becoming less sacred and opening up to other winds? So for or against?
With :
• Marie-Jeanne Serbin Thomaseditor-in-chief of magazine Brune
• Warbler Nactostylist and model maker, creator of the brand Fauvette’s Men
• Defustel Ndjokodesigner, tailor and dresser
A report from Tom Malki at the fashion festival FIMO228 French Edition which was held in Paris in September 2024.
Musical Programming:
► Cuchi Cuchi – Cimafunk (cut-3’08)
► If you want to fight – Nalla & Ex-Equo
