Sustainable fashion on show at Dakar Fashion Week

The launch took place in the presence of a dozen designers from Senegal and the sub-region.

Adama Amanda Ndiaye, better known as Adama Paris, Senegalese fashion designer and founder of Dakar Fashion Week, said that sustainability was their agenda in this year's event.

Paris spoke of the importance of Dakar Fashion Week as a platform for promoting and celebrating African creativity in fashion.

She highlighted the diversity of emerging talent and "invites the major designers to support the growth, success and international visibility of these 'newborns'".

Speaking to the press, Adama Paris shared her pride at having seen Dakar Fashion Week evolve over the years, becoming a must-attend event for fashion enthusiasts from here and abroad.

As usual, Adama Paris doesn't set any particular theme for these designers, leaving them free to express their creativity.

Given the situation that has plagued the country for some time, with irregular migration, lack of jobs and unemployment, Adama Paris calls on young people to become entrepreneurs.

She emphasizes the importance of empowering African fashion designers and preserving artisanal traditions, not forgetting the economic and cultural impact of the fashion industry in Africa. For her, "Dakar Fashion Week" is not just for designers, but also for artisans and shoemakers.