Ode to elegance: Meet the 'Afro-dandies'

Classy and elegant, Rugamba's label House of Tayo combines bold African patterns and textures with western accessories to produce wax-print bow ties, colorful pocket squares and infinite scarfs for "Afro-dandies" in Rwanda and beyond.

We sat down with sartorially chic Rugamba to chat all things dandy: how to get the look; African influences; style icons and who he'd most like to see don his designs.

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'Death Then, Life Now': Intimate images capture the new Rwanda

'Death Then, Life Now': Intimate Images Capture the New Rwanda A new exhibition opens Friday in London, showcasing insightful snapshots of daily life in today’s Rwanda as seen through the eyes of local photographers. Called “Rwanda in Photographs: Death Then, Life Now,” the show aims to “communicate the complexities of survival after mass violence,” organizers say, while helping international audiences to “understand the scale and scope of the country’s journey.” It is an honor to be part of Andrew Esiebo’s series, ‘Returnees’. Picture taken at, and with the collaboration of Illume Creative Studio

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