Nairobi Fashion Week 2025 concluded with a powerful statement on the future of fashion, spotlighting Africa's vibrant design talent and the growing importance of regenerative fashion practices. As the ...

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

Ramadhan “Rammy” Mohamed, one of two designers hosting Thursday’s Fusion event for Fashion Week MN and creator of Ramadhan Designs, says her passion was first inspired as a child, watching her uncle ...

Wakanda really is forever — at least in the fashion sense. The premiere of "Black Panther" a year ago saw African-inspired clothing shops crowded with fans wanting to get their hands on the latest and ...

Claire Kranto's new clothing, shoes and accessories store at Southridge Mall in Des Moines has a distinct African influence. Kranto, who opened Ark-Vayo in February with her husband Webster Kranto, ...

“When did it start? It really started in my head a long, long time ago.” So says Emily G. Hanna about when the idea came to her for the new exhibition at the Mingei International Museum. To hear her ...

Kwaku Bediako Oduro is a Ghanaian fashion designer and the creative director of the fashion brand Chocolate Clothing, also known as Chocolate Clothes Global. He is known for his Afrocentric designs ...

Busayo Olupona didn’t always love the vibrant clothes of her native Nigeria. When she moved from Lagos to California, she showed up for her first day of middle school in a colorful, patterned Nigerian ...

Beyond the confines of fashion, these brands are part of a broader movement that recognizes the influential role diasporas play in reshaping global perceptions. African communities abroad act as ...

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 ...

Adwoa Owusuaa Bobie received funding from the Danish Foreign Ministry (DANIDA) for this research. Akosua Keseboa Darkwah received funding from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark grant number ...