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The 18th edition of Dakar Fashion Week almost didn't happen. Due to coronavirus restrictions, the event's second catwalk show was cancelled outright, meaning organiser Adama Ndiaye had to think quickly. The result was a single magical day of sustainable and eco-responsible fashion in the baobab forest of Senegal's Bandia reserve. FRANCE 24 went to check it out.
The 18th edition of Dakar Fashion Week hosts its main catwalk in a baobab forest in Senegal to maintain some social distancing. "With Covid, we had to be creative, I had to find solutions and above all we had to avoid cancelling the show, and here I think there is enough space so that no one feels cramped," says Adama Ndiaye, producer at Dakar Fashion Week.
Our reporter Jaime Velazquez hits the catwalk to compare this year's event with previous editions.
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