Style Find: A Global Marketplace For African Fashion Styles – ‘Zuvaa’!

Lovers of African fashion, this is for you! Our most recent online find Zuvaa, started out of a desire to see a change in the fashion industry. It was founded by Kelechi, an African-American Woman of Nigerian Heritage who grew up with African textiles, which were always an integral part of her culture. The difficulties faced in finding modern and trendy African inspired pieces encouraged Kelechi to fill the void by creating a global marketplace platform where these pieces can be easily found.

According to a statement published by Zuvaa; “We’re shining a light on African Fashion. The Zuvaa Marketplace is a premier online destination to find unique and one of kind African Inspired pieces. We work directly with emerging designers around the world to bring you the best selection of high quality, one of kind African Inspired pieces the industry has to offer.”

Their ultimate mission is to empower designers worldwide with the tools to enter a global market and to make women around the world feel bold and beautiful in vibrant and eccentric African inspired designs. “Through this we are not only shining a light on African Fashion, but we are also shining a light on Africa. We are changing perceptions of Africa and Africans through fashion” as stated by Zuvaa.

Zuvaa is not just an online store, they are a community and a movement. They are all about making Bold Statements in Bold Prints. Zuvaa, inspired by the Shona language of Zimbabwe word ‘Zuva’ meaning sunshine, represents the vibrancy and radiance of African culture and how their customers’ personal light shines through African aesthetics.

There is everything African on this platform. From tops, skirts and jackets, to shorts, trousers, accessories and jumpsuits available from different talented vendors.

Check out some pieces below;

To buy any of these pieces and see a wider selection of african designs visit zuvaa.com

This post was originally posted by Complete Fashion on 27/5/2015.