To receive the Vogue Business newsletter, sign up here. Designers from across Africa gathered in Nigeria for the Spring/Summer 2024 edition of Lagos Fashion Week, the continent’s leading industry ...

African American homeowners prioritize wellness via natural materials, plants and, especially, cultural representation. (Correction: Keianna Harrison was described as a board member of the National ...

Writ large on banners flanking the monumental staircase of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, the West African greeting of “Bonne arrivée” welcomed the first guests Tuesday to the exhibition of ...

Is African design having a moment? Not according to the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, a denizen of contemporary art. Rather, the curators believe the continent’s artists and architects are shaping the ...

Before marble meant minimalism and stone became a staple of modern luxury, these materials shaped the rhythms of daily life across African design traditions. Carved into ancestral altars, grounding ...

LONDON — Would the Chinese buy African fashion? Hannah Wanjie Ryder, chief executive officer of Development Reimagined, a Beijing-based consultancy that promotes Sino-Africa trade and development, ...

Ghana is taking a bold step in making an unprecedented move to protect “Kente”, its centuries-old handwoven fabric, by establishing stronger intellectual property rights and geographical indication ...

The influence of African designers has seldom been considered in the global fashion conversation, but the tide is starting to turn. From Thebe Magugu to Sarah Diouf, a new generation of designers from ...

“When did it start? It really started in my head a long, long time ago.” So says Emily G. Hanna about when the idea came to her for the new exhibition at the Mingei International Museum. To hear her ...

When Beatrice Korlekie Newman, an African designer, had an opportunity to showcase her eponymous designs at New York Fashion Week last September, she saw it as a momentous moment in her career. Over a ...

From the moment you step into Titi Ogufere’s orbit, one thing becomes clear — she’s not just a designer but a visionary. The Lagos-based trailblazer is the founder of Design Week Lagos and the first ...

Yemi Alade, popularly known as Mama Africa, is a Nigerian Afro-pop singer-songwriter with quite an outstanding and impressive style and taste in clothes. She is a huge fan of Ankara outfits and ...