"I felt like a princess," says US teenager Brianna LeDoux about her prom gown which she specially commissioned from Nigeria. "I wanted my dress to stop people in their tracks." The 18-year-old from ...

The V&A Museum opens its first African fashion exhibition. Photographs, textiles, music and art showcase the creative power and global influence of the continent's designs. With its first-ever ...

Layering is yet another trick celebrities use to add depth to their African bubble dress outfits. A fitted jacket or ...

The journey of African fashion from its traditional origins to global recognition is a story of resilience, creativity and cultural pride. Historically, African clothing was deeply intertwined with ...

GULFPORT — In an unassuming building on Dedeaux Road, Nadine Hancock transforms material into the stuff of which dreams are made. Lace, satin, velvet, jersey, chiffon — bolts of fabric used to spin ...

Matthew Williamson, the clothing designer to the stars, has become embroilled in an unfashionable row over some of his new dress designs. He has included two outfits based on traditional Ethiopian ...

There are not many, if any, South African designers who can regularly turn heads at Vogue Magazine. Yet, once again the imitable Thebe Magugu has made headlines at that fashion media house this week ...

Seven young designers from PnP Clothing’s Futurewear programme - created to nurture emerging talent and support local manufacturing - have joined forces to design a limited-edition collection.Billed ...

Shortly after taking the oath of office as South Africa's first democratically elected President, Nelson Mandela stormed the uptight fashion world of statesmen and dignitaries with the most ...