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 ...

Designers, models, and fashion enthusiasts gathered in Lagos last weekend for the 2025 edition of Africa Fashion Week Nigeria ...

Three African asylum seekers took to the runway this week at Pitti Immagine Uomo 89, an international menswear fair held in Florence, Italy, during a runway show designed to spotlight both African ...

South African photographer, visual artist and fashion icon Trevor Stuurman has become one of the country’s most sought-after creatives by unapologetically challenging the global perception of African ...

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 ...

On Saturday, London’s Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum opened “Africa Fashion” (through April 16, 2023), a landmark exhibition dedicated to fashion from around the continent, from its independence era ...

For her, holiday fashion is ultimately an act of presence: “It’s about honouring your ancestors, celebrating your body and showing up fully,” As December unfolds, her designs invite wearers to do just ...

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

South African designers have been making waves in the fashion industry and this is only the beginning. Designer Thebe Magugu, an LVMH Prize winner; Rich Mnisi, who has collaborated with Adidas; and ...

When Koya Nyangi moved to Colorado in 2018, she experienced culture shock, she said, in part because she noticed that people don’t really dress up here. “I'm used to walking around and being like, ‘Oh ...