Sustainability and sustainable practices are often the prevailing direction for African fashion. Brand NKWO works with small-scale artisan makers across the African continent that specialise in hand crafts like dyeing, weaving, beading and embroidery. Founder and creative director of the brand, Nkwo Onwuka explores ways of using waste materials in her designs while still preserving traditional textile craft skills. This led to her invention of ‘dakala cloth’, made from waste fabric which is stripped and then sewn back together with a technique that gives the appearance of traditional woven cloth.