The way one dresses can express their heritage, culture, style and so much more. African-print textiles, which were actually inspired by batik or wax-resist cloth from Indonesia, have been used to ...

AFA copy 39088019762160 is a gift from Janet Stanley. "Featuring fifty-five pieces of African textiles, clothing, headwear, and jewelry, African Apparel: Threaded Transformations across the 20th ...

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 new show at the Fowler Museum at UCLA explores the ideas of appropriation and ownership of African dress, and how African history and culture is communicated through the printed fabrics. African ...

To receive the Vogue Business newsletter, sign up here. “African fashion is not a trend,” says Aisha Ayensu, founder and creative director of Christie Brown, who launched her label in Accra, Ghana ...

She’s kicking off her tour of Africa by choosing an affordable, ethical, African fashion brand. Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle is proving, once again, that she understands the power of fashion to do ...

With September being Heritage Month in South Africa, it seems fitting that we look at what some of Africa’s traditional heritage is like. Although this is celebrated only in South Africa, the ...

This sleeveless gown with the hand-painted train is a conversation — about the violence man has committed against the Earth as well as the beauty that springs from it. The dress’s dazzling bodice has ...

Introduction / Karen Tranberg Hansen -- Dressing for success : the politically performative quality of an Igbo woman's attire / Misty L. Bastian -- Fashionability in colonial and postcolonial Togo / ...

Clothing can be transformative. This exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum transports visitors to the historical moment when nearly an entire continent shed its colonialist attire and stepped onto the ...

Across Africa, politicians are using personal fashion to communicate. From red berets, to all-khaki ensembles, to full-on cosplaying, leaders across the continent have a robust relationship with ...

After her amazing role as Ramonda, a.k.a. Wakanda’s queen mother, in Black Panther, Angela Bassett is still serving up looks fit for a royal! Over the weekend, Bassett attended the 2018 American Black ...