In the fashion world, a "lookbook" is a collection of photos highlighting, say, a fashion designer's work or a fashion model. The African Lookbook has a different agenda: images that present a ...
Photographer Joana Choumali has captured images of young African women in traditional clothing in her series "Resilients," bridging the gap between heritage and modern living. Many from this ...
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 ...
Adwoa Owusuaa Bobie receives funding from the Foundation Omou Dilly and DANIDA. Sustainable fashion means clothes being produced and consumed in ways that are socially responsible. But the ...
In Johannesburg, South Africa, a local fashion enterprise is giving plastic and construction waste a second life by turning ...
By Esi FLETCHERThe shop was small, quiet and newly opened. Clothes hung neatly on the racks, waiting for customers who would inevitably come and buy. Business has been good so far but Arian Simone ...