African print continues to be one of the least celebrated gems we have on the continent. It is always shunned in favour of other exotic prints and fabrics and, designers who focus their design ...

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 ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - When the pandemic hit it was a group of African refugees who went to work, sewing their love into African fabric. “As Africans, we usually wear these as clothing most of the ...

US TO THIS COMMUNITY CHAMPION. STEPHON: ARYEA KOLUBAH IS DETERMINED TO SHARE HER CULTURE FROM LIBERIA THROUGH FASHION. TO DO THAT, SHE’S SHOWING YOUNG GIRLS WHAT THE AMERICAN DREAM TRULY LOOKS LIKE ...

When Nina Akli’s daughter Alise was about 1 year old, she began to look for African print clothing for Alise to wear. But, to her surprise, the African print clothing she could find online wasn’t ...

Here at ESSENCE.com, we love a great print, and right now, no print is more exciting than the bold and vibrant African-inspired patterns that are showing up everywhere. African fashion has long been ...

COLUMBIA – Community United Methodist Church, located at 3301 W. Broadway, is unveiling a sewing room for African refugee women at an open house Saturday. Project leader Fran Lambeth said the room has ...

The African Lookbook has a different agenda: images that present a stereotype-busting way to look at African women, their relationship with fashion — and their ability to turn the sewing machine from ...