As African designers gain international visibility, logistical challenges often get in the way of business expansion. So what ...

In recent years, African designers have found support from international celebrities including Beyoncé, Alicia Keys and Naomi ...

African winter fashion is all about blending warmth and style, and puffer skirts are the latest trend to take over ...

Sindiso Khumalo is ethereal; one can tell this by how she speaks about herself and her art. But it’s also impressive to describe her as the South African designer who built a decade-long fashion brand ...

Africa Fashion Africa Fashion showcases the expansiveness of the contemporary African fashion scene through its display of more than 50 outfits designed by over 40 designers. This story is published ...

Across from the Governor’s Square Mall, nested in a lineup of other small locally owned shops, lies a vibrant little gem known as Tokun, an African Fashion Boutique. For the past 10 years, Tokun has ...

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 ...

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 ...

At the Brooklyn Museum, an electrifying new exhibition establishes Africa as a true fashion capital, bursting with imagination, ingenuity, and its own aesthetic heritage. “African Fashion” showcases ...

Textile pattern by Constance Girard for Vlisco on view in Vlisco: African Fashion on a Global Stage (photo by the author for Hyperallergic) The story of Vlisco begins not in Dakar, Lagos, or Accra, ...

To receive the Vogue Business newsletter, sign up here. African fashion is on a roll, but it’s a long way from unlocking its full potential. That’s according to a new report from Unesco, released ...

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