A makeup artist works on a model during the Tunis Fashion Week 2018 in Tunis, Tunisia, 12 May 2018. (Photo by Mohamed Messara/EPA/EFE)

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)

Models present creations from the Versace Autumn/Winter 2018 women collection during Milan Fashion Week in Milan, Italy February 23, 2018. (Photo by Alessandro Garofalo/Reuters)

A model displays a creation by Portuguese designer David Ferreira on the second day of the Lisbon Fashion Week, at the Carlos Lopes Pavillion in Lisbon, Portugal, 09 March 2019. (Photo by Miguel A. Lopes/EPA/EFE)

A model presents a hairstyle creation by stylist Flavia Attard Borg during the Malta Fashion Awards, the climax of Malta Fashion Week, in Valletta, Malta on May 31, 2019. (Photo by Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters)

A model presents a creation of designer Asifa Nabeel during Bridal Couture Week 2016 in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, November 27, 2016. (Photo by K.M. Chaudary/AP Photo)

A model displays a collection by graduates of the British Higher School of Art & Design during the Fashion Week at Zaryadye Park near Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Friday, June 24, 2022. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Photo)

A model waits backstage before the Spring/Summer 2017 Fashion Palette show at New York Fashion Week in Manhattan, New York, U.S., September 8, 2016. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Reuters)