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BY Alice Otchere Johnson, 3:00pm August 09, 2018,

These Western clothes are definitely inspired by indigenous African fashion

by Alice Otchere Johnson, 3:00pm August 09, 2018,

These Western clothes are definitely inspired by indigenous African fashion

Basotho blankets — Photo via tmglive.tv

Basotho blankets

Louis Vuitton fashioned blankets were all too similar to the Basotho style blankets of Lesotho. What got many talking and debating was the exorbitant prices of the designer blankets, which are fairly affordable and accessible to all in the native regions. Some even considered it a theft of intellectual property.

These Western clothes are definitely inspired by indigenous African fashion

Louis Vuitton Basotho inspired blankets

Last Edited by:Francis Akhalbey Updated: April 26, 2019

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