On May 5, The Metropolitan Museum of Art hosts its annual Met Gala—an enormous world-renowned fundraiser that gathers luminaries from the spheres of art, business, politics, sports, and entertainment ...

Tonya Blazio-Licorish details what led to the creation of the book she co-wrote with Tara Donaldson: 'Black in Fashion: 100 Years of Style, Influence & Culture.' ...

However, the 1980s saw several key developments that solidified its importance in both the media landscape and within the African-American community ... Black culture, and fashion and beauty ...

In 2007, African Fashion ... during the 1980s, 1990s, and early-2000s,” says Elizabeth Way, FIT’s curator of Costume and Accessories who wrote the book Black Designers in American Fashion.

Dress for the lifestyle you want, not the lifestyle you have – what was once a philosophy synonymous with 1980s fashion culture is now reemerging in Gen Z form. Writer Emilia Petrarca ...

It inspired him to start the South African Hip-Hop ... A lasting fashion movement came hand in hand with hip-hop’s mainstream popularity. Early on, American artists often rapped about clothing ...

They passed on identity, dignity and legacy. Today, African American hair braiding styles still carry coded meanings — from fashion statements to political declarations. Each style has roots ...