African Prints Are Hot and So Is Osei-Duro

June 16th, 2010 - By Danielle Kwateng

Like the beaming Sub-Saharan sun, African prints are hot this summer.

Solange, Alicia Keys, Beyonce and so many others have been inspired by the Motherland, rocking wax prints. Originating from West Africa, wax prints are a made through a unique dying process to create patterns on the cotton cloth.

Osei-Duro is one of the few fashion lines to produce their clothing in West Africa for the States and Canada. A Ghana-based designer team, we sat down with Maryanne Mathias (1/2 of Osei-Duro) to chat about the growing trend and why their clothing is so fab.

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