Originating from Ghana, Kente cloth is perhaps one of the most recognizable African textile. Traditionally, it is woven with ...

The work of the African American quilters Laverne Brackens and Sherry Byrd, who continue the thread of the family tradition, ...

Celebrities love its comfort and sustainability, often choosing organic cotton for their everyday wear. Hemp fabric is also ...

Routed West” expands on a previous display of Black diaspora works from the 1940-to-1970 Second Migration period.

Two centuries later, a number of women in Oakland are recreating the Underground Railroad quilt. It’s one of the annual ...

Women are wearing local fabrics in western designs; men are wearing western fabrics in local designs. This reflects the ...

Andrews visits an expert modern pleater, George Kalajian of Tom’s Sons International Pleating, a family-run store in New York ...

Analysis - African fashion has flourished in terms of creativity and innovation in recent years, and is attracting global attention.

Khadejha McCall was a rising design star in New York before her life changed course.

By Mabel Delassie AWUKU Bella, a young entrepreneur in Accra, once dismissed the idea of wearing Ghanaian prints daily. To ...

Here we highlight seven works of art discussed in papers in the special issue – from stories of childhood sexual experiences to bold fashion shows, musical films to maverick lesbian novels. They show ...