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Take a look inside our Africa Fashion exhibition which celebrates the vitality and innovation of a selection of fashion creatives from over 20 countries, exploring the work of the vanguard in the twentieth century and the creatives at the heart of this eclectic and cosmopolitan scene today.

★★★★★ Elegant and exuberant

The Telegraph

interior shot of Africa Fashion exhibition showing large exhibition title and triangular-shaped case with pink ensemble — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

interior shot of Africa Fashion exhibition - showing red coloured display case and four clothed mannequins — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

★★★★★ A glorious celebration

Time Out

interior shot of Africa Fashion exhibition - showing yellow coloured display case with a mannequin and cloth — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

interior shot of Africa Fashion exhibition - showing image of Nelson Mandela on cloth and other fabrics — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

★★★★ A celebration of the continent's fashion

The Times

interior shot of Africa Fashion exhibition - showing three bright photographs of people on a blue wall — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

interior shot of Africa Fashion exhibition - showing walls displaying photographs of people — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

★★★★★ A hymn to African fashion, finally.

Culture Whisper

interior shot of Africa Fashion exhibition - showing jewellery left and right and handbags in the middle — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

interior shot of Africa Fashion exhibition - showing a row of clothed mannequins — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

★★★★★ an exhibition that has clearly been created with dedication

The Upcoming

interior shot of Africa Fashion exhibition - showing jewellery left and right and a shell-beaded headdress in the centre — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

interior shot of Africa Fashion exhibition - showing a row of clothed mannequins — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

★★★★ Wraps visitors in the world of the African scene

Evening Standard

interior shot of Africa Fashion exhibition - showing a row of clothed mannequins from waist-up — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

interior shot of Africa Fashion exhibition - showing a row of clothed mannequins — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

interior shot of Africa Fashion exhibition - showing two mannequins dressed in outfits of orange, blue and red — Designed by Kofi Ansah, ensembles for the wedding of Ashley Shaw-Scott Adjaye and David Adjaye. Ghana, 2014. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

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