With retro fashion hot on the continent right now, This is Africa catches up with Loux the Vintage Guru the designer behind Namibia's sharpest dressers
Black hipsters in tweed jackets and round spectacles? Trilby hats? Oversize coats? From the fashionistas of Lagos to the streets of Jozi, vintage is trending in Africa right now. And at the forefront is Namibian designer Loux the Vintage Guru, who talks style to Kimon de Greef:
KdG: Historically, African clothing has been framed by the west as a rural phenomenon and predominantly associated with ethnic identity. Now cities like Johannesburg and Lagos are on the international fashion map. Are todays local designers influencing international trends more meaningfully than with stale afro-chique clichés?
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