The fashion event took place for the 11th time, and designers included seven creatives from the West African nation as well as others from locations such as Brazil and Germany.
The event organiser is Adama Ndiaye (also known by the name of her line Adama Paris). She has been organising Dakar Fashion Week for 11 years, since 2002.
The shows took place all over the city, with one day at Guediawaye - one of Dakar's poorest neighbourhoods. Adama told AP, "It is very important to show that beautiful things are not only for rich people, want this neighbourhood to see what we have, and if it's a gown for €1 000, then who cares? You don't have to be rich to like Dior."
The show's organiser had another cause she was promoting during the event, that of skin bleaching. Adama told Reuters, "I am against it." Reuters reports the designer "announced at the opening of Dakar Fashion Week that she had banned any models using skin depigmentation cream from participating in the six-day event."
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