How do you outfit an African queen? For Ruth E. Carter, the costume designer for “Black Panther,” it involved a Zulu hat and a 3-D printer. In her 30 years in film, Carter has made her career putting ...

“When did it start? It really started in my head a long, long time ago.” So says Emily G. Hanna about when the idea came to her for the new exhibition at the Mingei International Museum. To hear her ...

The first time Nana Quagraine googled “African design” was in 2018. She had just launched 54kibo, an online retailer of contemporary African home decor, and noticed that unlike “Scandinavian design” ...

African textiles have found a new life in the world of urban street art, inspiring artists to blend traditional patterns with ...

Do you know about African fashion? When Kenyan-born stylist and fashion blogger Koya Nyangi moved to Denver, she found that most people weren’t aware of the vibrant, creative fashion scene in Africa. ...

For two days (August 9 and 10), the rich colourful African designs took centre stage at the prestigious Freemasons Hall, 60 Great Queen Street, London, as this year’s African Fashion Week London show ...

JF Couture Designs, founded by visionary entrepreneur Josephine Afuah Afenyi, stands at the forefront of African-inspired contemporary fashion. The brand is dedicated to celebrating the rich heritage ...

On this episode of Shop Essence Live in partnership with New Voices Family, we feature Ankedjé founder Alicia Bello. Born in Prince George’s County, MD to Nigerian immigrants, her passion for African ...

Like fashion, the footwear industry on the African continent is well, has already bloomed, and has even outlived a century. More than anything, it has witnessed several creatives across different ...

Africa at the World Cup is not just a story of goals and results, but a story of fabric, of colour, of risk. From the audacity of Zaire in 1974, with their fierce leopard gazes staring back menacingly ...