In a darkened gallery, a dress designed by Madame Willi Posey bedecks a mannequin standing under a spotlight. Notably, Ms. Posey, who worked as a fashion designer in Harlem in the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s ...

Here at ESSENCE.com, we love a great print, and right now, no print is more exciting than the bold and vibrant African-inspired patterns that are showing up everywhere. African fashion has long been ...

You don’t have to look too far to know that there’s more to African fashion than wax print motifs. And yet even the savviest industry insiders often have trouble thinking beyond the old clichés. It’s ...

BROCKTON — While riding through the dry plains of Kenya, Africa, and spotting what Americans would say are exotic animals, Rashaun Hurt said he was inspired to bring his African culture home and build ...

When working as a buyer for a lab supply company in 2013, Addie Elabor grew increasingly unhappy with her career. She needed a change. During this time, she and a friend reflected on how African print ...

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 ...

Ade + Ayo sells children's clothes with authentic African prints. When Temidayo Adedokun became pregnant with her first child, like many new moms, she said she was excited to start shopping for baby ...

JOHANNESBURG, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Yaga, South Africa's marketplace for second-hand clothing, is planning to expand its reach to Kenya and Nigeria as the market for used apparel grows, driven by ...

Usiku Games, Kenya's social impact gaming start-up has developed a fashion dress up game for African girls to help restore their self-confidence and African fashion sense, by reinventing the typically ...