Burkina Faso fashion designer weaves new life into faso danfani fabric


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A collection of Burkina Faso fashion designer Francois Yameogo, who built a facility specialising in the production of faso danfani, the country's traditional fabric. Photo: Reuters

Amid the rhythmic clatter of traditional wooden looms, artisans at a workshop in rural Burkina Faso spin indigo-dyed cotton into sprawling lengths of cloth, destined for modern suits designed by the nation's foremost couturier.

Twenty years ago, Paris-based fashion designer François Yameogo returned to his native Burkina Faso to build a facility specialising in making faso danfani, the country's traditional fabric, for use in his signature indigo sport coats.

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