FASHION

 EIGHT YEARS AGO, South Africa-based Rwandan fashion designer Amza Niyonzima ventured into fashion and has since established himself among the best African fashionistas of this generation. 

   style of clothing or a way of  behaving  that is  popular  at a particular time.

This weekend, Carrie Symonds married Boris Johnson in a wedding dress she had rented. She isn’t alone. From dresses to shoes to hairbands, clothes hire is growing fast   W hen Carrie Symonds married Boris Johnson over the bank holiday weekend, it wasn’t in a dress handed down by a relative, or a custom-made designer frock destined to take up space in her wardrobe for years to come. It was in a dress she had rented for a few days from a website called My Wardrobe HQ. You might not expect a person who  spends tens of thousands redecorating a flat  that she will only temporarily live in to be much of an economiser, but it turns out that Symonds – now Johnson – is a frequent renter. “Carrie has always rented from us,” says Sacha Newall, the founder of My Wardrobe HQ, who had no idea that this particular dress was destined for Westminster Cathedral. “As a regular customer, nothing flagged as being unusual about the order.” The embroidered tulle gown, the work of the Greek luxu...

  Wirral-based designer Karina Molby, 28, of Molby The Label  (Image: Molby The Label)   Wirral fashion designer loved for her signature colourful and mixed print sees her designs sell out within minutes each week. Karina Molby, 28, saw demand for her designs rocket  in lockdown  and now has more than 55K Instagram followers alone, with a number of celebrities and influencers now wearing pieces from her collection. The  Wirral-based  business owner previously worked for a number of well-known fashion retailers, but said her brand, Molby the Label, is something she's "always wanted to do" and last year Karina left her job to pursue it full-time. Karina originally started creating all her designs from her garage at home, but now has her own studio and a strong team of seamstresses behind her making each item by hand. Karina said online orders can sell out in minutes each week and she now has customers as far as London, Australia and America. Karina told ...