Africa Fashion: V&A

Alison Moloney, Christine Checinska and Elisabeth Murray discuss the opening garments by Imane Ayissi in Africa Fashion which was held at the V&A in 2022. Dr Christine Checinska is the inaugural Senior Curator African and Diaspora: Textiles and Fashion at the V&A and Lead Curator of Africa Fashion. Elisabeth Murray is Senior Curator at the Fashion Museum Bath. Prior to joining the FashionMuseum, she was a curator in the fashion and textiles section at the V&A focusing on 20th century and contemporary fashion and was the project curator for Africa Fashion.