The Afropolitan Shop — African Fashion

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2012 is the year for African fashion, and the web is taking note. Fashion houses are embracing the "Tribal" trend and fueling discussion online about everything from who benefits, to how beautiful the interpretations are. Some are even blurring the line between creativity and "sampling". A good example of this trend is the new Spring/Summer 2012 line by Burberry Prorsum. I recently came across some items from the collection and pondered if my eyes were deceiving me or if they did, in fact, have a distinct "African" aesthetic. With a bit of research I learned that the pieces were in fact, African inspired...