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Madame Dakar

Dakar · Senegal

Wax and bogolan ready-to-wear

What you’ll find

What Madame Dakar is known for

A Dakar workshop where a named team of artisans — Saliou in leather, Abdoulaye and Alioune in ready-to-wear — cuts, sews and assembles clothing and accessories by hand. Collections move between wax and bogolan cloth, silk satin, cotton and linen, with fabric offcuts recycled and runs kept deliberately small.

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