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SoleRebels
$6,000 on grandmother's land. 100,000 jobs created. Ethiopia's first global fashion brand. Artisan production as competitive moat.
Addis Ababa 🇪🇹
Fashion & Accessories
Fashion and accessories showcasing design creativity, cultural influences, and practical international appeal. These designers blend traditional craftsmanship with contemporary aesthetics, creating wearable pieces that combine cultural identity with modern global trends.
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Wearable Culture
Fashion brands with cultural authenticity command premium pricing and loyalty that trend-driven fast fashion can't match. These designers offer distinct aesthetics in markets increasingly hungry for alternatives to Western-dominated fashion narratives.
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$5-15M
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Walk of Shame
Fashion editor turned founder. Dinner party joke became Galeries Lafayette success. Authentic Russian storytelling that sanctions couldn't silence.
Moscow 🇷🇺
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