Two years ago, the clothing brand DIOP was created when Mapate Diop, a New York City native, was wearing a shirt his mother had made to a barbecue — a tunic-style shirt with a traditional African ...

Business is brisk at the African clothing store Kutula in Los Angeles. It’s owned by sisters Kay and Bo Anuluoha. You won’t find your grandmother’s traditional church outfit here; Kutula sells fashion ...

Fashion is a lingua franca, and in the modern context, it is increasingly a worldly sensibility embracing an African-inspired attire with its buoyant lexicon. A fine blend of classic African elements ...

Diala Touré lifts an elaborately carved wooden mask from Sierra Leone from its stand on the mantle of her Roland Park home. “This mask celebrates a women’s coming of age,” she explained to a visitor ...