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Art

Reasons to Buy Handcrafted African Tinga Tinga Paintings

Tinga Tinga is a unique and visually stunning painting style that was developed in the second half of the 20th...

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Events

Kitenge Proudly Represents Tanzania at Bristol Museum’s Fabric Africa Fashion Show

On Wednesday 17th October, Kitenge proudly represented Tanzania and promoted the African textile industry at Bristol Museum’s Fabric Africa Fashion...

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Art

Kitenge’s Offcuts Inspire Children to Design & Create their own African Prints!

Earlier this summer, the art teacher from Billingshurst Primary School in West Sussex, UK, got in touch with us. The...

Kitenge crew making new friends inside our stall at Africa Oye Festival in Liverpool
Events

Join us at an African Festival in 2018!

We are very excited to get back on the road again this summer and meet lots of fabulous people at...

Kitenge customer proudly wearing her new yellow African print dress at Africa Oye Festival in Liverpool, UK
Fashion & Style Tips

How to Wear your African Print Dress

Like all African print clothing, African print dresses are extremely versatile as they can easily be dressed up or down....

Africa Oye Festival stage Sefton Park in Liverpool
Events

Kitenge’s UK African Festivals Guide 2018

Festival season is here and we are delighted to be hitting the top African events in the UK this year....

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Ethical & Sustainable

What is Sustainable fashion?

Sustainable fashion considers the environment in every step of a product’s life cycle from design, development, raw materials and production...

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Clothing & Accessories

10 Reasons to Wear African Menswear This Summer!

Our trendy men’s African print clothing collection is great for wearing casually, on holiday, at the beach and for standing...

Who made my clothes? (Fashion Revolution campaign)
Ethical & Sustainable

What are The Current Ethical Issues in The Fashion Industry?

Despite the rise of ethical clothing brands, like Kitenge, there are unfortunately still many ethical issues in the fashion industry....

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Clothing & Accessories

How Tanzania’s Landscape and Wildlife Inspires our African Print Clothing

Occasionally, our founder, Sian, enjoys exploring the natural beauty of Tanzania to take time out from the hustle and bustle...

Swahili kanga African print fabric designs from East Africa
Fabric & Sewing

Traditional African Clothing: A Guide To Kanga from East Africa

Kanga is a type of traditional African clothing that was first introduced to our founder, Sian, during her initial trip...

Kitenge African print accessories tailor Betty in her office in Tanzania
Behind The Scenes

Making African Print Accessories in Tanzania – Meet Our Tailor, Betty.

Recently we caught up with our wonderful tailor, Betty, who runs her own business in Tanzania. We have watched her...


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