STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Traditional African garments and beads sparkle in Bendu Dukuly’s Bay Street boutique, only to be outmatched in luster by the shop owner’s enthusiasm. The elegant fashions that ...

Kwaku Bediako Oduro is a Ghanaian fashion designer and the creative director of the fashion brand Chocolate Clothing, also known as Chocolate Clothes Global. He is known for his Afrocentric designs ...

In recent years, African designers have found support from international celebrities including Beyoncé, Alicia Keys and Naomi Campbell. Now a growing number of the continent’s fashion brands are ...

Africa is a continent of immense natural wealth and remarkable cultural diversity. It is also home to the world’s youngest population. Despite this extraordinary potential, Africa faces a convergence ...

Zeeoma is redefining African fashion and culture in St. Louis. Discover how this first-of-its-kind curated concept store bridges Lagos and St. Louis through fashion, handcrafted design, and cultural ...

To receive the Vogue Business newsletter, sign up here. “African fashion is not a trend,” says Aisha Ayensu, founder and creative director of Christie Brown, who launched her label in Accra, Ghana ...

Their clothes are bold, inspired by Africa’s traditional colors and textures, and they are making an impact far beyond their home continent. A new generation of young African fashion bloggers and ...

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 ...

Papa Oppong always knew that he wanted to be a storyteller. Sketching since he was a young boy, the Ghanaian-American designer became inspired by the rich, oral history of Ghana his grandmother shared ...

In a tour of the African Fashion exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, designer Reni Folawiyo posed a question: “What does it look like creatively, economically, and politically for us to decide to stand ...

African designers are continuously getting the spotlight, as they should! We have seen Bonang Matheba dressed by Nigerian designers on big stages, including recently at the Miss Cosmo 2025 Grand ...

It’s been over a decade since Milwaukeeans gathered en masse to celebrate African culture and heritage. But, thanks to the work of three local women, the African Cultural Festival is slated to take ...