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 ...

There was a time when fashion designers relied solely on glossy magazines and exclusive runway shows to get noticed. Back then, breaking into the fashion industry was like finding a needle in a ...

(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 ...

“Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” (at the Met through October 26th) is a heartbreak of a show, brilliant in concept, design, and execution. Curated with great feeling and insight by Monica L. Miller, ...

The founder of Style House Files and Lagos Fashion Week is a style force of her own with her colourful, eclectic and fun sense of fashion. Take one look at Omoyemi's Instagram and you are instantly ...

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 ...

Braiding is more than a hairstyle. For generations, African American hair braiding styles have held deep cultural significance, telling stories of survival, status and self-expression. What may seem ...

The quarreling sounds oddly familiar. Assigned to learn one another’s national anthems, the dozen Big Brother Africa contestants cannot even agree on who should sing first. After an initial blowup, ...