NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 19: Thebe Magugu attends Fashion 4 Development's 11th Annual First Ladies Luncheon at 583 Park Avenue on September 19, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Michael ...

African fashion designers are making waves on the global stage with their innovative designs and cultural influences ...

The Swahili Fashion Week and Awards has officially announced that its 18th edition will take place from December 5 to 7, 2025 ...

The influence of African designers has seldom been considered in the global fashion conversation, but the tide is starting to turn. From Thebe Magugu to Sarah Diouf, a new generation of designers from ...

PARIS — African fashion is enjoying a renaissance as a new generation of designers captures the imagination of luxury brands and consumers. But while the continent is rich in creativity, most brands ...

Charlayne Hunter-Gault talks with Farai Chideya about black Americans moving to South Africa. Plus, fashion from South Africa appears on the world stage. This is NEWS & NOTES. I'm Farai Chideya.

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 a tour of the African Fashion exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, designer Reni Folawiyo posed a question: “What does it look like creatively, economically, and politically for us to decide to stand ...

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At the Brooklyn Museum, an electrifying new exhibition establishes Africa as a true fashion capital, bursting with imagination, ingenuity, and its own aesthetic heritage. “African Fashion” showcases ...

Africa Fashion Week Nigeria (AFWN) has announced its highly anticipated return with the “Detty December Edition”, set to take ...

Beauty and ingenuity can be found around every corner of a new fashion exhibition in Chicago. One mannequin wears a stunning, contemporary piece fashioned primarily from cowrie shells. Another models ...