Elfreda Dali News Today

As a prelude to this year’s edition of the Africa Fashion Week London (AFWL), organisers of the event recently converged on the Riverside Terrace at Southbank Centre, London for the Meltdown Festival

By Vanessa Obioha Six designers have showcased their works at the ongoing Arise Fashion Week 2020, leaving only four designers to round up the set, before the eight finalists will emerge. So far, viewers have seen ingenuity on the runway from Ré Lagos to TJ Who, each designer displaying sophistication, innovation and gender fluid designs. For instance, Elfreda Dali, a young collaborative fashion designer in her collection, elevated the black identity, playing with dark hues embellished with sp...

Her routine has only become more intense since the start of the pandemic. In May, she wore a mask, gloves, goggles, face shield and full hazmat suit to fly from London to Los Angeles. She finished her outfit with a Burberry cape. "A museum wanted an outfit that depicted 2020, and they asked me for my outfit with my Burberry cape, my hazmat suit, my gloves, my mask. So I donated it."   This time, "I flew the way I always fly, covid or no covid. I flew with my mask... Now I have a few extra bags...