Fashion & Beauty

Second-hand clothes carry both the individual and collective identity of their origin, that is, the fashion, style, and aesthetics. As discarded and unwanted items, second-hand clothes mediate notions of dignity and well-being. As imported commodities, second-hand clothes reference the nature of trade relations between Africa and the West, and how such relations influence local production.

Rihanna's Africa launch of her luxury beauty line is no accident; grooming is big business and men's grooming is where it's at.... male beauty parlours springing up across the continent, are adding to a multi-billion-dollar sector fuelled by increasing awareness about personal care and hygiene.