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Before the Afrifata fashion show at the Chaufferie de Tourcoing, we indulge in clothing from the designers.

This Wednesday and Thursday, head to Boulevard Descat for a fashion show and sale featuring regional designers, selected by talent scout Zaïneb Karroumi El Kadiri. How are the designers for Afrifata selected? Afrifata is a non-profit organization that supports fashion talents from priority neighborhoods who are already trained, to help them promote their identity. For this event called “Mel toi…

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Fashion: Caftans to weave bonds between the Maghreb and the rest of Africa.

In the latest collection by Luxury By K., led by Franco-Moroccan Zaineb El Kadiri, traditional attire disregards borders. While born and raised in Lille, 36-year-old Zaineb El Kadiri relocated to Morocco, her parents’ country, and more specifically to Casablanca, in 2012, where she organizes the fashion event Afrifata (African Fashion Talents), whose third edition will take place in May 2020.…

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