Fashion is a lingua franca, and in the modern context, it is increasingly a worldly sensibility embracing an African-inspired attire with its buoyant lexicon. A fine blend of classic African elements ...
She’s the sister of Nigerian soccer legend Sunday Oliseh, but with her fashion label Tesslo, Tessy Oliseh-Amaize is making a ...
The intersection of traditional African artistry and futuristic design has found its apex in the Lagos Space Programme, an ...
The latest African fashion dresses borrow some elements from traditional attires and others from modern fashion. David Kusi Boye-Doe, Founder of Boyedoe, discusses the latest fashion trends for ...
and suggests African governments could “reduce or limit import tariffs for fashion brands that use traditional African textiles produced on the continent.” Many designers debut their ...
FIT’s curator of Costume and Accessories who wrote the book Black Designers in American Fashion. “The growing visibility of African designers through traditional media, and especially social ...
Stormzy frequently rocks clothing with bright prints and patterns, paying homage to his Ghanaian heritage. Traditional ...
“With a platform like Guzangs, you get to see how contemporary, how modern African fashion is, and how people are also reimagining old traditional methods of [dressmaking] and making them more ...
Bantu Knots is a traditional African hairstyle that originated among ... have firmly established themselves as staples of global fashion and beauty.
Beyond the formalities, the bold fashion choices of women outside the event told a story of power, identity and ...
Born and raised in Lagos, Lisa Folawiyo has spent her career celebrating the craftsmanship of her Nigerian heritage by ...