One of the first things you’ll likely learn when you visit the new exhibition at the Fowler Museum at UCLA is that the story of African fashion is the story of fashion worldwide and through the ages.

Big, expressive and colorful prints echo through the fall 2017 fashion collections in an international hybrid of themes that stretches across centuries and continents. Veteran labels such as Dolce & ...

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 ...

The way one dresses can express their heritage, culture, style and so much more. African-print textiles, which were actually inspired by batik or wax-resist cloth from Indonesia, have been used to ...

A new show at the Fowler Museum at UCLA explores the ideas of appropriation and ownership of African dress, and how African history and culture is communicated through the printed fabrics. African ...

TAMPA, Fla. — African tribal culture has had a strong influence on high fashion, from athletic wear to couture runway shows. The unique threadwork not only produces these vibrant, sought-after fabrics ...

African fashion has driven global trends for decades. An expansive new exhibit at the Victoria and Albert Museum helps contextualize it. African designers are making a splash, from fashion weeks in ...

Fashion entrepreneurs and enthusiasts gathered at the Grand Ballroom of Oriental Hotel, Lekki, Lagos, for the African Print Part; an event to celebrate African fashion. The event is part of activities ...

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 ...

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