Thanks to Kyemah McEntyre, the teenager who designed her own prom dress last year, high school students across the country are wearing African-themed gowns. Yet despite the popularity of Ankara print ...

Children living in the most impoverished areas of Kenya and Ethiopia wear tattered garments that are hardly fit for scrap by American standards, according to Patt Bartig. “Most of us would scrub ...

Social media is doing cartwheels over Beyoncé's nod to Africa. The native-Houston superstar, with husband Jay-Z and family, popped into the Menil Collection on Sunday after her "Formation" tour ...

A new show at the Fowler Museum at UCLA explores the ideas of appropriation and ownership of African dress, and how African history and culture is communicated through the printed fabrics. African ...

NORRISTOWN – It was an ad at Steve’s Sewing, Vacuum and Quilting in King of Prussia that first caught Nancy Hundley’s attention. The listing was for a charity sewing class called ‘Little Dresses for ...

Pillowcases make a perfect sundress for little girls. No hemming required, and with a couple snips here and there for armholes, some bias tape for shoulder ties, and some elastic at the neck, nearly ...

In this op-ed, fashion historian and curator Darnell-Jamal Lisby breaks down the fashion from Black Is King and their connections to specific African regions, cultures, and traditions. Throughout the ...

The Black Magic Project focuses on people and organizations who carry on the spirit and legacy of the Civil Rights Movement in big and small ways. For Shirley Ferrill, a hobby to sell African clothing ...