African fashion brands are no longer emerging; they are taking the world by storm. From innovative streetwear to refined luxury, designers across the continent are interpreting modern style while ...

The soccer stars’ sharp black suits with leopard-print details are a nod to a long history of “sapeur” fashion.

SOBOYE, the Nigerian fashion and lifestyle brand synonymous with wearable, Afropolitan, and cutting edge street style, makes their 4th appearance at The African Street Style Festival 2016 in London.

(CNN) — In recent years, African designers have found support from international celebrities including Beyoncé, Alicia Keys and Naomi Campbell. Now a growing number of the continent’s fashion brands ...

Emmanuel Nwaneto (E.M.E) Ethiopian dance choreographed by Kaleab Alemu and Menna Tarekegne West African dance by Ola Folarin and Esther Amato Togolese/Congolese mashup dance by Esther Amato and Joshua ...

Elevate Africa has opened applications for the Threads of Africa Fashion Film Prize 2026, a continent-wide initiative aimed at preserving Africa's rich textile heritage by empowering creatives to tell ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Fashion is fundamentally driven by an idea of newness — and endless cycle of seasons, each promising change and innovation at a level that is, in reality, logistically unsustainable ...

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 ...

A fashion initiative, The Fashioned Museum, has encouraged collaboration across Africa’s fashion industry with its exhibition of fabrics from 54 African countries. Themed Inside African Fashion 54: A ...

African fashion has flourished in terms of creativity and innovation in recent years, and is attracting global attention. Cities like Lagos, Accra, Marrakesh, Nairobi and Johannesburg have become ...

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 ...

At first glance, Chencha, Ethiopia – an isolated hamlet of bamboo houses situated 300 miles south of the capital of Addis Ababa – doesn’t look like it’s the center of anything. It certainly doesn’t ...