The Paris neighborhood called la Goutte D’Or — or Gold Drop — has long been a gateway neighborhood for immigrants from France’s former colonies in North and West Africa. Best known for its stores and ...

Most of us who enjoy good design are able to identify kente cloth at 50 paces. But the cognoscenti of African design will tell you this colorful cloth is only one of many exotic fabrics. Ernestine Ray ...

In a small shop nestled inside the heart of Accra, Patience Golo prepares to stitch yards of African wax print for a wedding dress she is making for a client. The fabric is rich in color: pops of ...

For nearly two decades Cameroonian designer Imane Ayissi has been turning traditional African fabrics into made-to-order womenswear worn by the likes of Zendaya, Angela Bassett and Aissa Maïga. But it ...

African fashion designers are leading the way in sustainable fashion, blending tradition with eco-friendly practices ...

Bubu Ogisi travels around Africa, resurrecting artisanal skills that have been in existence for years to explore sustainability and identity. “The idea of my work is to decolonize,” Ms. Ogisi said.

A new trade war is unrolling across Africa: a battle between Chinese textile-makers and a colonial-era company from the Netherlands, original maker of the eye-catching “Dutch Wax” fabrics often known ...

African print fabric, known as wax, is 100% cotton, with bold designs and bright colours and can be tailored into any item of clothing. Over the last two years designers such as Stella McCartney or ...