The V&A Museum opens its first African fashion exhibition. Photographs, textiles, music and art showcase the creative power and global influence of the continent's designs. With its first-ever ...

Makhadzi Takes A Moment to Appreciate Somizi for Designing Her SAMAs Dress. In a very short period of time, Somizi has managed to position himself as one ...

There isn’t much in Orange Culture’s clothing to identify it as a menswear brand. At the label’s studio in upmarket Lagos - traditionally feminine detailing - silk frills and fuchsia pink robes ...

"I felt like a princess," says US teenager Brianna LeDoux about her prom gown which she specially commissioned from Nigeria. "I wanted my dress to stop people in their tracks." The 18-year-old from ...

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Mrs Josephine Ofori, a Ghanaian fashion designer, says African wear is increasingly becoming a powerful medium through which ...

In this op-ed, fashion historian and curator Darnell-Jamal Lisby breaks down the fashion from Black Is King and their connections to specific African regions, cultures, and traditions. Throughout the ...

A fashion designer inspired by her Nigerian heritage is showcasing her designs in a fashion show this weekend. Jacq Sempre started making and designing clothes a decade ago, after a career in civil ...

GULFPORT — In an unassuming building on Dedeaux Road, Nadine Hancock transforms material into the stuff of which dreams are made. Lace, satin, velvet, jersey, chiffon — bolts of fabric used to spin ...

One major theme that has defined this prom season amidst the march of celebrity red carpet replica dresses has been African-inspired designs. From the Black Lives Matter movement to bullied New Jersey ...