Emerging designers also are expanding the reach of traditional and contemporary African prints by using them rather unconventionally. They’re cut into floor-sweeping prom dresses, playful ...

They searched for African prom dresses online and found a design Amari liked. Troynetta Williams said her daughter knew it was an unusual dress, and brought a photo to show Carencro High Principal ...

A Florida teenager wore a dress featuring ... High School prom on Friday. The dress was designed by Florida-based designer Terrence Torrence. The dress features pictures of 15 African-Americans ...

a leading knitwear designer, and himself a Xhosa man from the Eastern Cape. But for six months after initiation, as a symbol of their journey, Xhosa men swap their traditional clothing for formal ...

A 17-year-old high school student turned heads after she hand crocheted her own junior prom dress. Jariatu Jah, from Woodbridge, Virginia, spent every evening for a month crafting the floor-length ...

"Thank you to everyone who gave me kind words on my prom dress," Zanders wrote. "My dress was to make a point. That African style is beautiful. That I am comfortable with my Melanin and roots.

floor-length prom dress adorned with roses, complete with a matching shrug and handbag. Her behind-the-scenes look at the design process has garnered more than 26 million views on TikTok ...