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Oumou Sy
(Oumou Sy) (born 1952 in Podor, Senegal) is a Senegalese fashion designer frequently referred to as "Senegal's Queen of Couture"."Art of Africa: The 50 best African artists", ''The Independent'', December 1, 2006. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/art-of-africa-the-50-best-african-artists-426441.html She founded Metissacana, an association that supports the cultural and economic exchange between continents. She lives and works in DakarCulturCooperation, "Portrait", op. cit. and owns stores in Geneva and Paris. She is one of Senegal's internationally known haute couture designers and her collections have been shown in fashion shows across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the U.S. She designed the wardrobe for the Senegalese singers Baaba Maal and Youssou N'Dour, and has won various awards at international film festivals for her costume designs. In 1998 Sy was one of the three African fashion designers to win the Principal Prince Claus Award; the other two were Tetteh Ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léopold Sédar Senghor
Léopold Sédar Senghor (; ; 9 October 1906 – 20 December 2001) was a Senegalese poet, politician and cultural theorist who was the first president of Senegal (1960–80). Ideologically an African socialist, he was the major theoretician of Négritude. Senghor was a proponent of African culture, black identity and African empowerment within the framework of French-African ties. He advocated for the extension of full civil and political rights for France's African territories while arguing that French Africans would be better off within a federal French structure than as independent nation-states. Senghor became the first President of independent Senegal. He fell out with his long-standing associate Mamadou Dia who was Prime Minister of Senegal, arresting him on suspicion of fomenting a coup and imprisoning him for 12 years. Senghor established an authoritarian single-party state in Senegal where all rival political parties were prohibited. Senghor was also the founder of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetteh Adzedu
Tetteh Adzedu is a Ghanaian fashion designer. He was born in 1949 in Odumase Krobo.Prince Claus FundJournal #2, page 40-41 Adzedu initially learned to be a tailor, and went on with a study in fashion design. In 1978 he graduated at the Ardis School of Fashion Design in Washington, D.C.Prince Claus Fundprofile/ref> He focuses uniquely on preserving and reviving African tunics for men. According to his own qualification, he is a stubborn traditionalist. Tunics from his brand are worn by several African heads of state. For these high class clients, he does not alter the basic designs. In general though, he does experiment with embroideries and applications. Although he sticks to techniques from the haute couture, he is known for not losing the social dimension of clothing.Trouw (10 December 1998''Mode kan Afrika óók een belangrijke impuls geven'' Next to his fashion brand ''Adzedu of Shapes'', he is committed to promote African fashion in general, as a training in his own fashion s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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1952 Births
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annexed the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establish his h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senegalese Fashion Designers
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Renndaandi Senegaali); Arabic: جمهورية السنغال ''Jumhuriat As-Sinighal'') is a country in West Africa, on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. Senegal is bordered by Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, Guinea to the southeast and Guinea-Bissau to the southwest. Senegal nearly surrounds the Gambia, a country occupying a narrow sliver of land along the banks of the Gambia River, which separates Senegal's southern region of Casamance from the rest of the country. Senegal also shares a maritime border with Cape Verde. Senegal's economic and political capital is Dakar. Senegal is notably the westernmost country in the mainland of the Old World, or Afro-Eurasia. It owes its name to the Seneg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
