In a searing 2012 Guardian oped Hannah Azieb Pool took Western fashion designers to task for their socalled Africaninspired clothing. Dear Fashion she wrote Africa is a continent not a country. Can you imagine anyone describing a fashion trend as Europeaninspired Of course not. Its meaningless. Now with Fashion Cities Africa Pool aims to correct the misconceptions about African fashion providing key context for contemporary African fashion scenes and capturing the depth and breadth of truly African fashion. Tied to the Fashion Cities Africa exhibition at the Brighton Museum the book gives much needed attention to four key African fashion scenes Nairobi Lagos Casablanca and Johannesburg one from each region of the continent. Filled with interviews of leading African fashion designers stylists and commentators alongside hundreds of exclusive streetstyle images Fashion Cities Africa is a landmark book that should be celebrated in fashion houses the world over.