Every once in a while, you stumble across something online that completely derails your day. In the best possible way. Recently, I discovered The FirstVIEW Archive, an extraordinary digital record of fashion history containing millions of runway photographs and decades of collections stretching back to the 1980s. Hours disappeared instantly. Designer after designer. Season after season. Ideas evolving. Silhouettes returning. References revealing themselves. What struck me most wasn't simply...

For two days, step into the world of KAYADUA at Elle Lokko in Accra and discover AHEMAKYE SS26 — a collection inspired by dawn, renewal, and the evolving strength of women. Experience handwoven textiles, thoughtful craftsmanship, and contemporary Ghanaian design up close.

Elle Lokko joins the judging panel for the Creative DNA Fashion Accelerator Programme Ghana, led by the British Council in partnership with My Runway Group. With over 290 applications submitted from across the country, the programme highlights the depth, ambition and evolving structure of Ghana’s fashion industry. This journal entry offers insight into the selection process, the importance of building sustainable creative businesses, and why initiatives like Creative DNA are critical.