African Fashion Trends and Styles. The African bold and eye-catching designs have electrified fashion scenes in the Western world. Generally speaking, African dresses are famous for their main ...

African fashion is, above all, a story of transmission and reinvention. ... Ituen Basi reinvents it through fitted dresses, unstructured ensembles, and modern accessories.

The way one dresses can express their heritage, culture, style and so much more. African-print textiles, which were actually inspired by batik or wax-resist cloth from Indonesia, have been used to ...

“It was just great to see more visibility of African fashion and style in the film,” says Reuel, whose Demestiks New York line of patterned dresses, kimonos and headwraps has been rocked by ...

African fashion is more than just dashikis and kente cloth. ... Côte d’Ivoire, that places an emphasis on ethically sourced handmade high-quality blazers, pants, skirts, and dresses.

The list of luxury fashion houses using African patterns has never been longer, Disu said. The Burberry Resort 2012 collection has supplemented its traditional plaid with African tribal designs.

She is best known in south Mississippi for her prom dresses, but Hancock took her talents to New Orleans recently as a contestant in the annual Top Design Competition, presented by New Orleans ...

Curated by Dr. Christine Checinska, the senior curator of African and African diaspora textiles and fashion at the V&A, Africa Fashion is set to have more than 250 objects on display, traveling ...

The two-level exhibition looks like a roundhouse inside one of the museum's rotundas and includes fashion pieces that range from eye-catching costumes and gowns to ordinary workday dresses. It ...