African fashion brands bring sustainability to the runway, but can they scale up and stay green?
(WorldNews Africa)

At New York Fashion Week this month, clothing made from cotton grown and handwoven in Burkina Faso and cut and sewn in Ghana featured on the ramp in a victory lap for sustainable fashion. With their Spring/Summer collection, Studio 189 showcased a lesson in ethical fashion that Africa could teach the world. Young designers across the continent are adapting traditional techniques and locally-sourced materials to create garments that are both green and fair-two traits that are becoming more fashionable among global consumers. Africa´s fashion industry, however, remains a very local affair. Most African brands are small operations, with no production capacity to supply large orders. Scaling up...