By examining the work of designers of African descent, a new exhibition in Manhattan finds common threads and, more ...

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.

DIOP's products, which also include bandanas, are made from Ankara — a bold, colorful, patterned, and thick cotton fabric widely used in Africa to make clothes and accessories. Diop is a first ...

At the same time, the textile industry in Great Britain was exploding, creating enormous international demand for cotton clothing ... more than a million African Americans were carried off ...

Being a female entrepreneur, in some ways, is harder. Being a female entrepreneur working in sub-Saharan Africa trying to build a fashion or lifestyle brand is a herculean endeavor. At an event ...

African fashion is a rising influence on the global fashion industry. The African fashion market has a growth projection of ...

1. Yaga, South Africa's online marketplace for second-hand clothing, is planning to expand its reach to Kenya and Nigeria, it said on Thursday (August 22). :: File :: Lagos, Nigeria That's as the ...

South African designers came together to show off their Autumn/Winter 2025 collections at SA Fashion Week, which took place ...

Donating second-hand clothes has had a negative effect on textile industries in African countries. The Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, has said: "We are put in a situation where we have to choose ...

One thing we learn quickly as caregivers is that the best baby clothes aren’t just cute and stylish—they’re practical. They keep your baby comfortable, they make diaper changes easier and ...

The forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is one of two living African elephant species, the other being the savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana). Historically, forest elephants thrived in the dense ...

For Saint Laurent's spring-summer 2025 show, Eunwoo donned a trendy monochrome black look with a button-up top, a black wide ...