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 ...

In recent years, African fashion has experienced a meteoric rise on the international scene. Talented designers, inspired by a rich heritage and deeply rooted traditions, are reinventing fashion codes ...

BUILDING BRIDGES- The Afro Fashion Association and fashion school Istituto Marangoni Milano are teaming up to support the LABA Douala Academy in Cameroon. Aimed at fueling opportunities for African ...

This shift from analogue to digital enables designers to print shorter runs while customising designs and producing only what ...

MILAN — The Afro Fashion Association is keeping attention focused on diversity, equity and inclusion. On Friday, the association, which has been supporting talents of different backgrounds with an ...

Centuries of cultural erasure and a historical lack of capital account for the underrepresentation of African fashion in mainstream media, but Farai Simoyi is on course to correct that. The Zimbabwean ...

Despite the chilly weather, hundreds of people gathered on the SDFC fields in Tempe to watch the annual Afroworld Fashion Show on Nov. 16. At promptly 5 p.m., guests were welcomed between velvet ropes ...

Ngonmo, a 38-year-old Cameroonian-Italian, has dedicated her professional life to helping raise the profile of Africans and ...

Samuel Mensah had the world at his feet. An economist by trade, he was the director of an international investment fund as well as an adviser to the African Union and various governments, advocating ...