How do you outfit an African queen? For Ruth E. Carter, the costume designer for “Black Panther,” it involved a Zulu hat and a 3-D printer. In her 30 years in film, Carter has made her career putting ...

Discover the best South African designers shaping fashion today, from global stars like Thebe Magugu to exciting emerging ...

JF Couture Designs, founded by visionary entrepreneur Josephine Afuah Afenyi, stands at the forefront of African-inspired contemporary fashion. The brand is dedicated to celebrating the rich heritage ...

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 ...

Founded by Nigerian designer Mariam Afolabi, Mazelle effortlessly merges West African, Victorian, and contemporary influences in her designs. Her latest collection, "Marie In The City," is a homage to ...

Beauty and ingenuity can be found around every corner of a new fashion exhibition in Chicago. One mannequin wears a stunning, contemporary piece fashioned primarily from cowrie shells. Another models ...

There isn’t much in Orange Culture’s clothing to identify it as a menswear brand. At the label’s studio in upmarket Lagos - traditionally feminine detailing - silk frills and fuchsia pink robes ...

In this op-ed, fashion historian and curator Darnell-Jamal Lisby breaks down the fashion from Black Is King and their connections to specific African regions, cultures, and traditions. Throughout the ...

What does Rina Towett (fashion designer) and Dayan Masinde (fine artist) have in common? The answer is simple. Together they have started a fashion house, Ebony by Rinda, that celebrates African ...

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 ...

"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 ...