Photos: Here's What Happened at Daily Paper & Free the Youth's Design Talk for Accra's Young Creatives

Founders of the popular brands discussed all things African streetwear in a conversation facilitated by OkayAfrica and moderator Amarachi Nwosu.

Photos: Here's What Happened at Daily Paper & Free the Youth's Design Talk for Accra's Young Creatives
Photo by Abena Boamah.

Last week, Amsterdam-based, African-owned streetwear brand Daily Paper and Ghanaian streetwear label Free the Youth held a talk for young creatives at the Mhoseenu design studio in Accra, Ghana.

Moderated by Melanin Unscripted creator Amarachi Nwosu and presented in partnership with OkayAfrica, the design-based conversation explored everything from sustainable practices in manufacturing, to the overall evolution of streetwear globally. The founders of Free the Youth, which was been called Ghana's number one streetwear brand, expanded on how they've been able to build their audience, and shared details about their community-based initiatives.

They event, which took place at the Daily Paper Pop-up Store in Accra last Friday, drew a fashionable and creative-minded crowd ready to partake in a design discussion between West Africa and Europe.

Check out some of the action that took place at the Daily Paper x FYT event below, with photos by Abena Boamah.

Find more upcoming OkayAfrica events here.


Photo by Abena Boamah.

Photo by Abena Boamah.

Photo by Abena Boamah.

Photo by Abena Boamah.

Photo by Abena Boamah.

Photo by Abena Boamah.

Photo by Abena Boamah.

Photo by Abena Boamah.

Photo by Abena Boamah.

Photo by Abena Boamah.

Photo by Abena Boamah.

Photo by Abena Boamah.

Photo by Abena Boamah.

Photo by Abena Boamah.

Photo by Abena Boamah.

Photo by Abena Boamah.

Photo by Abena Boamah.

Photo by Abena Boamah.

Photo by Abena Boamah.

Photo by Abena Boamah.



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