The Business of Fashion has just unveiled its highly anticipated BoF 500 Class of 2025,  and once again, the African continent arrived in full glam. The wave of visionaries from Nigeria and across Sub-Saharan Africa are shaping the future of fashion and dressing like it too.

This year’s inductees reflect a power shift in fashion’s global axis, with the Global South,  and Africa in particular,  delivering bold aesthetics, cultural storytelling, and boundary-pushing design. And as the BoF 500 gathered in celebration, the African guests and inductees came to set the tone.

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