{"id":9427,"date":"2014-02-02T07:59:15","date_gmt":"2014-02-02T11:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/?p=9427"},"modified":"2014-02-02T07:59:15","modified_gmt":"2014-02-02T11:59:15","slug":"africas-top-5-african-fashion-trends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/africas-top-5-african-fashion-trends\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa's Top 5 | African Fashion Trends"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If you would like to try something new or you just want to rearrange your style a bit, check out (5<\/strong>) of our favorite African fashion trends.\u00a0 Don\u2019t be afraid to try something new!<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/b>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>High Dress Slits<\/b><\/p>\n

Whether it\u2019s a maxi or an evening gown, add a little spice to your dress with a high slit on either leg.<\/p>\n

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Designs by (in order): Farai Simoyi and Catherine Addai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>Short Necklaces<\/b><\/p>\n

We LOVE short necklaces! Try pairing yours with a plunging neckline for a dramatic effect.<\/b><\/p>\n

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Designs by (in order): Sana Redwani and Cinnamon & Pearl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>One-armed Dresses<\/b><\/p>\n

Ah, the sweet combination of strapless and strapped dresses! These are definitely a choice for cocktail parties.<\/p>\n

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Designs by: Cinnamon & Pearl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>Evocative Garments <\/b><\/p>\n

We adore this trend because another thing that we love is dressing for a cause (the first garment below is upcycled and the other uses fashion as an aesthetic to raise awareness). <\/b><\/p>\n

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Designs by (in order): MIA and Aliakim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>Color Block Suits<\/b><\/p>\n

We like how men have stepped up and stepped out in suit sets with color.\u00a0 How do you feel about it?<\/p>\n

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Designs by: Francis Hendy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Omoefe Ajueyitsi<\/p>\n

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\u00a0 If you would like to try something new or you just want to rearrange your style a bit, check out (5) of our favorite African fashion trends.\u00a0 Don\u2019t be afraid to try something new! \u00a01.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 High Dress Slits Whether it\u2019s a maxi or an evening gown, add a little spice to your dress with…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9449,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[72,73,75],"tags":[88,128,107,83,928,1454,2453,2454,2145,2146,2455,94,1874,1876,2430,2456,2457,1895,2458,2459,1169,1110,2460,2461,306,222,2121,2462,307,2463,2464,2465,2466,402,223,62],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9427"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9427"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9427\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}