Wax print: Africa’s pride or colonial legacy?

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Wax print: Africa’s pride or colonial legacy?

By Clare Spencer

Fridays are the day to wear “African print” outfits in Ghanaian offices, yet some designers are boycotting such fabrics – arguing they are not actually African.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/extra/4fq4hrgxvn/wax-print

He refuses to use African wax prints, as they are known, for his ready-to-wear clothing brand Ćharlotte Prive, saying they are a legacy of colonialism.

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Médico Pediatra. Fundador de la ONG Alegría Sin Fronteras que desarrolla proyectos de desarrollo integral en Senegal y Etiopía. Misión y Valores: Promover el empoderamiento, liderazgo comunitario, equidad de género en los países más desfavorecidos con el objetivo de permitir la mejora de la calidad de vida de la población. Empatía, compromiso, constancia, Amor, solidaridad, empoderamiento, equidad, humildad, transparencia y Alegría.

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