Hamida Ramadhani – All Things African- “Dare to be Different”

Hamida was born in Tanzania, Since 1996 Hamida has been keen to help people back home in Tanzania and to bring together the African communities in the UK. As a result she has become involved with many diverse African communities throughout the UK, identifying and supplying their fashion needs, helping people to maintain a link to their roots.

This grew into All Things African.

All Things African design and supply fashions to suit all tastes, some designs are a more typical African style, others have a more Western feel but still show strong African influences. All Things African also support designers of all kinds of accessories such as jewellery, belts, bags and footwear (Utamaduni and Baraka Handcraft).

All Things African support designers and suppliers in Tanzania by sourcing materials from across the African continent, after all the name is ‘All’ Things African and producing in East, West, and South Africa but all clothing design and manufacture takes place in Tanzania.

This local manufacture and design helps to support several ‘tailors’ across Tanzania but also provides for a more authentic African product, we believe passionately in supporting and promoting our own Tanzanian community through action not charity. We would value the opportunity to present some of our work and those that we work with(PAT Designs, Mavis Makhaza , Suzan Tailoring, Mama Halima, Kimoi and others).

All Things African have supplied fashions to many community voluntary organisations, local choirs and have even outfitted entire wedding entourage’s. We do not simply cater for the single one off item but can design for groups based on themes and an exchange of ideas.

Beyond our work with organisations we produce bespoke fashion items, we are not engage in mass production of any item, if a client likes a design then we have that design made up in Tanzania specifically tailored to fit the client.

All Things African designs clothing and fashion for all ages in a variety of traditional materials such as Kikoi, Khanga, Batik, Shuka, all the items that we design and supply are handmade by specialist tailors.

All Things African take part in exhibitions at many UK venues and events supporting the African and other Ethnic communities. All things African also attend large public festivals such as Africa Oye and WOMAD, carnivals, museums, art & craft fairs and local communities’ events.

We would welcome the opportunity to showcase some of our work and those that we work with, we could provide a wide ranging exhibit from the traditional African to something more likely to be worn by non Africans, yet still with an African influence and origin.