Tuesday May 13 2008 / Citizenship
The Strength of Africa: Fashion in Senegal
The multimedia project The Strength of Africa is intended to show another side of Africa: a continent where people take their fortune into their own hands, have belief in their own capacities, and are striving daily to find African solutions to African problems. The Strength of Africa is not about misery but about the positive side of this continent.
In a series of four interviews a successful African is interviewed by a well-known Dutch colleague. Based on images and music fragments selected by the interviewee, the African personality introduces the theme of the evening and talks with the interviewer about his examples, sources of inspiration and enthusiasm.
Fashion in Senegal
What Paris is for Europe, Dakar is for Africa. The best tailors and fashion designers on the continent work here. In Senegal, people dress to express their identity. Beauty and elegance are a question of honour. This African identity is the trademark of Diouma Dieng Diakhate, one of the most successful fashion designers on the African continent. Using images selected by Dieng Diakhate, Angelique Westerhof (director Dutch Fashion Institute/artEZ Fashion Masters) talks with her about the fashion industry in Senegal and about her success, sources of inspiration and social commitment.
Following every interview (21:25-22:00), the Dutch television channel Nederland 2 will broadcast an episode of the IKON documentary Paul Rosenmöller and... The Strength of Africa:
13 May '08 Episode 2 Fashion in Senegal
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