Africa’s best dressed leaders

With all the talk about the return of fascism via fashion, it’s worth looking at how fashion can be used for revolution and rebellion. The wave of independence and liberation in 20th century Africa was defined by iconic style from leaders such as Haile Selassie, Nelson Mandela, Thomas Sankara and more - each who carefully and consciously carved out recognisable images so woven into our understanding of liberation, rebellion and power. This is by no means a definitive list but an examination of shared ideas and themes across the continent, hopefully with listens to bring into our own wardrobes and activism today. Become a Patreon: https://patreon.com/khensani?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/khensani Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/okbaddiek/ Follow me on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@okbaddiek Sources: Just trust me, bro ;) Courlander, H. (1989). MEMOIR: The Emperor Wore Clothes: Visiting Haile Selassie in 1943. *The American Scholar*, *58*(2), 271–281. http://www.jstor.org/stable/41211673 *Emperor Haile Selassie on the pier* (2022) *Brighton & Hove Museums*. Available at: https://brightonmuseums.org.uk/discovery/history-stories/emperor-haile-selassie-on-the-pier/ (Accessed: 21 March 2025). McBrien, T. (2016) *Julius Malema’s tailored revolution*, *Africa Is a Country*. Available at: https://www.africasacountry.com/2016/05/julius-malemas-tailored-re