Documenting changing fashion in Africa post-1960
This photo shows a man wearing a vest and shorts with work tools and hunting gear including a bow and arrow. He is a migrant worker at the Okombone compound in Namibia. The work is from John Liebenberg’s series ‘Weekends at the Okombone’. Liebenberg was a South African photojournalist known for documenting war and protest Read More …
This photo shows a smartly dressed man wearing a tailcoat with a briefcase. It was taken at the Okombone compound in Namibia where migrant workers were housed. He is probably a salesman who has come to sell clothes to the workers. This work is from the series ‘Weekends at the Okombone’ by John Liebenberg, a Read More …
This photograph shows a man wearing a hat, an open striped shirt and two watches. He is a migrant worker at the Okombone compound in Namibia. This work is from the series ‘Weekends at the Okombone’ by John Liebenberg, a South African photojournalist who worked in Namibia in the 1980s. Black and white photographic print Read More …
This photograph shows two women wearing fashionable outfits, standing the the doorway of a cafe, with three men in the background. John Liebenberg was a South African photojournalist who worked in Namibia. This work is from the series ‘Bush of Ghosts’ and was taken when he worked for the publication ‘The Namibian’ in the 1980s. Read More …
This studio portrait shows two men wearing white vest tops and white workwear trousers embellished with Zulu affiliated designs. They are adorned with beadwork as well as holding beadwork up to the camera. Photographed by Bobson Sukhdeo Mohanlall at his studio in Durban, South Africa where he catered mainly for Zulu clients. He was of Read More …
This studio portrait shows a woman wearing beadwork, a basotho blanket and dark glasses. Photographed by Bobson Sukhdeo Mohanlall at his studio in Durban, South Africa where he catered for mainly Zulu clients. He was of Indian heritage and was a pioneer in South African colour photography in the 1960s. Digital print, collected as part Read More …
Studio portrait of two female friends wearing wax print outfits, posed in front of a wax print backdrop. Wax print is called ‘pagne’ in francophone countries, hence the title ‘Les Deux Amies au Pagne’. Taken at Volta Photo, the studio of Burkinabé photographer Ibrahima Sanlé Sory. His work captured youth fashion and music culture. Black Read More …
Studio portrait of a young couple wearing clothes from a yougou yougou, or thrift store, which sold second hand European and American clothes. The French title ‘Les Amoureux Yougou Yougou’ could be translated as ‘Thrift store lovers’. Taken at Volta Photo, the studio of Burkinabé photographer Ibrahima Sanlé Sory. His work captured youth fashion and Read More …
Studio portrait of a young Bobo woman from Bobo-Dioulasso, dressed to dance at a Djombolai celebration. Taken at Volta Photo, the studio of Burkinabé photographer Ibrahima Sanlé Sory. His work captured youth fashion and music culture. Collected as part of the Fashioning Africa project. Creator: Ibrahima Sanlé Sory Title: Danseuse de Djombolai Place: Volta Photo Read More …
Studio portrait of two young Malian ‘Djeli’, or griots (West African story tellers and musicians). One man is wearing western style clothes and carries a ghetto blaster, the other wears West African style robes and carries a traditional stringed instrument. Taken at Volta Photo, the studio of Burkinabé photographer Ibrahima Sanlé Sory. His work captured Read More …