At first glance, Chencha, Ethiopia – an isolated hamlet of bamboo houses situated 300 miles south of the capital of Addis Ababa – doesn’t look like it’s the center of anything. It certainly doesn’t ...

For decades, major fashion chains have enjoyed an era of seemingly endless expansion planting retail stores across continents, but they’ve also had to scour the globe for new and cheap places to ...

An Ethiopian fashion creator is turning found resources into statement pieces. Known on the internet as as kaluputics, Kalu Putik is showing that anything can become a fashionable look. He has gained ...

BERLIN, GERMANY- Welana empowers local communities in Ethiopia by providing craftswomen and craftsmen a platform to showcase their creations, creations that normally wouldn’t get seen by consumers and ...

Teenager Kalu Putik has achieved viral fame on Instagram by creating high-fashion outfits from discarded waste materials. His unpredictable and visually striking content captivates audiences, driving ...

The 21st century and its ever-changing, yet redundant and contorted, beauty standards are enough to leave any trend-follower in awe. Advertising and marketing strategies, generally portraying women ...

The project is Beijing’s big experiment in outsourcing, and a $10 billion shot in the arm for the African nation—if there isn’t a civil war first. Standing in a sunny office in Indochine International ...