christine hutchins sca. one of the reasons why we're stating africa fashion now is that we recognize the global impact of african creative. whether that sin arts, music, or fashion, i think this there is this sense of self definition and self determination that the rest of the welcome lantham renamed mcdonald centers a particular connection with the exhibits. and in particular, the congress, the symbolic fabrics with printed slogans from her homeland, tanzania. across the continent, textiles are incredibly important and they have so much me. and i think when you're not of african heritage is very easy to just have to think. well, that's a pretty path and all that, but actually those things when he means something. so if you think about every individual country and then break that down into tribes within those countries, there are fabrics that symbolize will signify that somebody is royal or someone is opposite and status. the designer feels fortunate to have grown up between 2 continents. and although she is