Ladybrille African Fashion News, #33

A weekly collection of fashion news related to/about Africa:

1. Race row over Brazil fashion week
2. Selling like hot vetkoek
3. Bay Area residents send medical gear to their native Ethiopia
4. Together with the Federal Foreign Office: Africa in Focus of the ...
5. Massive growth seen in textile sector
6. Green — not just a colour; also a trend
7. CAN08: Ghana to suprise the world
8. East Africa: Dressing the Stars
9. South Africa: Foschini Dresses Down in a Tough Trading Quarter
10. A study in African ingenuity
11. 2008: The ins and the outs
12. South Africa: 'Live More Beautifully' At Design Indaba Expo
13. Models are treated like celebrities in South Africa
14. A World of Fashion at the Museum at FIT
15. Global : New book by Fashion consultant Renato Palmi