In the fall of 2024, three major exhibitions dedicated to African fashion history opened on the East Coast. The catalyst was Dr. Christine Checinska's seminal 2022 “Africa Fashion” exhibit in London’s ...

In recent years, African designers have found support from international celebrities including Beyoncé, Alicia Keys and Naomi Campbell. Now a growing number of the continent’s fashion brands are ...

Across from the Governor’s Square Mall, nested in a lineup of other small locally owned shops, lies a vibrant little gem known as Tokun, an African Fashion Boutique. For the past 10 years, Tokun has ...

Introduction : fashion matters -- Indigenous fashion : embroidery and innovation in Mali -- Nubia in Paris : African style in French fashion -- Reinventing local forms : African fashion, indigenous ...

Mobos Fashion, the Nigerian fashion powerhouse known for its elegant silhouettes and bold celebration of African femininity, ...

Hailing from Hammanskraal, Amukelani Rikhotso’s love for fashion was inspired by her family. Despite being a geologist professionally, she was drawn to African fashion’s storytelling. She recently ...

In recent years, African fashion has experienced a meteoric rise on the international scene. Talented designers, inspired by a rich heritage and deeply rooted traditions, are reinventing fashion codes ...

As you’re no doubt aware, since the turn of the millennium, Lagos – Nigeria and West Africa’s largest city – has quickly established itself as a global cultural hub. That’s typically attributed to its ...

Textile pattern by Constance Girard for Vlisco on view in Vlisco: African Fashion on a Global Stage (photo by the author for Hyperallergic) The story of Vlisco begins not in Dakar, Lagos, or Accra, ...

You’ve probably heard about the weather at Paris Fashion Week. Still, beneath the neoclassical colonnades of the Palais Brongniart, not even the slate gray skies and lashings of rain could dampen the ...

Inside the front door of a grand home in Capitol Hill, most of the downstairs is filled with racks of brightly patterned dresses, skirts, and blouses, many made of West African prints with a high ...

The Duchess of Sussex has once again proved she is the queen of royal tour fashion. Not only had she and her husband revealed that they were expecting their first child, but Meghan outdid herself with ...