Fashion stores Stone Town

Right next door to the Emerson Spice Hotel is a new boutique created by a young Frenchman (but run by locals), which stands out from the surrounding landscape. Here, no "Hakuna Matata" or "Zanzibar" tee-shirts and pants, but shirts, dresses, crop-tops and shorts and blouse sets sewn with pretty, colorful wax. The cuts are well thought-out, the seams applied. Cotton T-shirts are openworked with pieces of wax, without overloading. Prices are a little high, but the work is of high quality.

It is in this narrow alley that you should come to buy your fabrics before returning with a suitcase full of beautiful fabrics at low prices. You can find here different types of kangas, Tanzanian kikois of different quality and size. You can also find Tanzanian kitengés, which are a bit more expensive. The fabrics, patterns and colours are exceptional, and the choice is vast. Take your time. To make clothes or covers with these fabrics, you can order from one of the many custom seamstresses in the area

This boutique of high-end designer bags is run by Hasnuu Mabrouk, a well-known fashion tailor, and by Jolie Lawrence, who founded the boutique, whose items are made by fair-trade women from Zanzibar. The prices are high, but the level of quality of the garments is comparable to that of Western designer boutiques. The fabrics are local, of the best possible quality, as is the leather. Also on the spot: jewellery and accessories. A beautiful shop.

This elegantly designed clothing store combines Italian styling with local fabrics, high in colour and graphics. The talent is found in the choice of patterns and colors as well as in the cuts. The production is handmade, with very limited editions of artistic pieces, mainly clothes, in an afromix, sophisticated, tribal, massaï style, etc. All the fabrics of the region are declined in very well cut pieces. Beautiful handcrafted jewellery is also presented, as well as all kinds of accessories.

The king of handmade sandals in Zanzibar! The Surti family has been making them for more than 30 years, a true savoir-faire. You'll find them up to the ceiling in their store, right in the middle of Shangani. It's the ideal place to find beautiful, colorful, high-quality sandals and flip-flops, mainly in leather, but also in Maasai beads, etc. There's something for every taste. There's something for every taste and color. We love the solid, well-finished workmanship of these comfortable sandals, which you can wear right away or take home in your suitcase as a gift.

Shop for dresses, shorts, shirts and other clothes made with local kangas, kitenge and wax, but also other contemporary fabrics. The cuts are contemporary, the colours and materials unique, the details tastefully thought out. It is also possible to go and buy your own fabrics at the market and have everything made to measure. The shop runs an NGO that allows young women from the island to follow a 6-month training course in sewing and design in the workshops behind the shop. In addition to being beautiful, it is useful.