Every dress tells a story, but in the case of Namibia’s Herero dress, it’s a 100-year-old tale of genocide, oppression, resilience, and — hopefully — redemption. In the early 20th century, 80% of the ...
© Jim Naughten/courtesy of Klompching Gallery, Brooklyn, N.Y. Even in a continent rich with fantastic traditional garments, the Herero tribe of Namibia stands out ...
Models pose while presenting a collection by Namibian designer McBright Kavari. The designer embraces Namibia's colonial history in his designs and gives new life to traditional attire. Photo: AFP ...
From his humble Windhoek workshop, Namibia's leading fashion designer is keeping alive the love for the Herero people's traditional dress with horned headgear, a full-length skirt and a link to German ...
Through the evolution of a Victorian-style dress culture, the Herero women of Namibia have held on to a piece of 19th century history to showcase pride in their identity and as a symbol of their ...
In 2011 Jim Naughten spent four months photographing the Herero tribe of Namibia. The London-based photographer drove thousands of miles through the desert, meeting and negotiating with people, ...
Namibia was a German colony for just over a century and in the early 1900s the Herero and the Nama people rose up against the Germans with tragic consequences. Some 65,000 members of the Herero tribe ...
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