The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s misfortunes have often eclipsed its good news, with ongoing armed conflicts and most recently an Ebola outbreak. Much of the world knows little of the country’s vibrant arts scene, and last weekend in the capital, Kinshasa, models showed off daring new looks dreamed up by local designers on the catwalk. (Photo by Olivia Acland/The Guardian)

Pakistan fans during the first one day international match at the Sophia Gardens, Cardiff on Thursday, July 8, 2021. (Photo by Bradley Collyer/PA Images via Getty Images)

A model presents a creation by Indian designer Amit Aggarwal during the FDCI India Couture Week in New Delhi on July 28, 2024. (Photo by Sajjad Hussain/AFP Photo)

A man takes photos of a high tide seen in the Bay Of Bengal before Cyclone Yaas arrives in Digha, 205km South of Kolkata, Eastern India, 25 May 2021. (Photo by Piyal Adhikary/EPA/EFE)

Chinese honor guards march after the arrival ceremony attended by Chinese President Xi Jinping and Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev at The Great Hall of The People in Beijing, China, 23 April 2025. (Photo by Iori Sagisawa/EPA/EFE)

Cardi B arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall on Monday, August 20, 2018, in New York. (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Reuters)

Street musicians with their faces covered with animal masks play to earn some money in central Vienna, Austria, November 8, 2015. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)

Women sells vegetables at Kaporo market in Conakry, Guinea Monday, September 13, 2021. (Photo by Sunday Alamba/AP Photo)