Africa is home to numerous communities, each with its unique traditions. One of the things that bring these communities together is dressing. African fabrics are known for being colourful and ...

Award-winning Ghanaian gospel musician Piesie Esther looked exquisite in a pleated African print dress and elegant block ...

Two years ago, the clothing brand DIOP was created ... of dyeing and printing fabric, wax print originates from Indonesia and was brought to Africa, where it was popularized by the Dutch," he ...

BBC Africa Live: Updates from the continent Wax print: Africa's pride or colonial ... the government started a campaign to get people to wear national dress on Fridays to support the local textile ...

I had this concern that we were framing African fashion as ankara, a wax print fabric popular in West ... reductive to say it’s just one style of dress. How does the fashion differ from region ...

Virola Threads, under the creative direction of founder Virtue Olowo, delivered an unforgettable showcase at last year’s Africa Fashion Week ... vibrant Ankara dresses, each designed to ...