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Oumou Sy

Oumou Sy has made a name for herself as a designer of Couture and Ready-to-Wear fashion, as well as jewelry and other fashion accessories. Sy has also made a name for herself as a costume designer for theatre and films, garnering awards for her work in film festivals in Milan, Johannesburg and Ouagadougou. She has even done set design in films. She has over a dozen films to her credit. She has strong ties to the international entertainment industry. Singers Baba Maal and Youssou N’Dour and filmmakers Ousmane Sembene and Flora Gomes are among her clientele. An artist and a businesswoman, Oumou SY works to build a sound infrastructure for the African fashion industry. To that end she has organized the annual Semaine de la Mode (fashion week), during which designers from all over Africa display their work. Further promoting the continued African presence in the world of fashion, Sy has taught at Ecole des Beaux Arts and ultimately founded Ateliers de Stylisme et de Formation aux Arts et de la Parure en Afrique et en Occident. Métissacana, a cybercafe Sy created, not only highlights her work, it is a project she uses to help build and promote a stronger Senegalese presence.

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Seidnaly Alphadi, Known as the “the child of the desert”, Alphadi combines traditional African techniques with contemporary style to create fashion for the modern African woman. He is aware of the fashion’s power to bridge cultural gaps. Alphadi is a founding member of the Federation of African Creators. From his base of operations in Niger, Alphadi organized the first Festival International de la Monde Africaine, FIMA. He would like to prove that African designers “can reach the summit of fashion like all other famous designers”

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My space

Whats up with my space, it must be because I am over thirty but I cant figure out the clutter. No privacy either anyone can look at you and all your friends and all the correspondence. And I cant stand the scroll with the translucent background GRRR! Cant even read it. The first time I was had my page up, I went back to find some really wierd people requesting to be my friends. Thats why I am sticking to my blog. Its clean and legible.