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A library of fashion and culture research by Nifemi Adeleye. Visual reports and full papers are free to download.

  • Breaking Stereotypes: Afro-Diasporic Influence in Sustainable Fashion

    Breaking Stereotypes: Afro-Diasporic Influence in Sustainable Fashion

    Sustainable Fashion · 2026

    Evidence from four Black Canadian brands: Batik Boutik, Love & Nudes, Israella Kobla and Omi Woods. The paper tests the idea that sustainable fashion is a Global North story and shows how founder-led practice contests three stereotypes about African and diasporic fashion.

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