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 new generation of African designers are bursting onto the global fashion scene, gaining recognition from top celebrities including Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, and Naomi Campbell.

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Africa’s fashion industry is growing rapidly to meet local and international demand but inadequate investment limits its potential, UNESCO said Thursday in a report released ...

NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, January 28, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Dupsie’s African Fashion continues to distinguish itself in the fashion industry by offering a ...

Maryam Hampton explores her West African heritage with AncestryDNA, sharing results from Benin, Togo, Cameroon, Congo, and ...

Some key factors drive its popularity, among them increased globalization, the Internet, and the desire of millennials of ...

October is Africa’s fashion month. Across the continent, from Addis Ababa to Lagos to Cape Town, fashion week organisers plan week-long events every October to celebrate Africa’s designers. But this ...

A UNESCO report released during Lagos Fashion Week on Oct. 26, predicts Africa’s fashion industry is growing quickly to keep up with the international and local demand for its art but warns that the ...

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 ...

On Saturday, London’s Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum opened “Africa Fashion” (through April 16, 2023), a landmark exhibition dedicated to fashion from around the continent, from its independence era ...