The exhibition “Africa Fashion,” at the Brooklyn Museum, begins with context. In a long entryway, a timeline on the wall ticks off the year that each of Africa’s 54 nations won emancipation from ...

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 ...

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 ...

When thinking about fashion, it’s sometimes easy to focus on superficial notions of trends, and of how clothing looks, not what it means. But anyone who attends “Africa Fashion,” the impressive ...

Africa is a continent of immense natural wealth and remarkable cultural diversity. It is also home to the world’s youngest population. Despite this extraordinary potential, Africa faces a convergence ...

For Lagos Fashion Week’s 15th anniversary edition, the focus was on celebrating Africa’s cultural influence, while providing ...

An indigenous AI-powered e-commerce platform for bespoke and ready-to-wear African fashion, Stitches Africa, has secured a ...

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 ...

From indigo dye pits to cutting-edge pattern making, West Africa is rich with craftsmanship, but has lacked the ...

Africa stands on the cusp of a game-changing opportunity to reshape its role in the global textile and apparel industry. According to TradeMap data, the continent currently takes a miniscule size of ...

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