Fashion is often described as cyclical, and nowhere is this truer than in Nigeria. In 2025, the runway and the street are colliding with history as young Nigerians revive fabrics, styles, and ...

Merck Foundation CEO meets the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and 13 First Ladies of Africa and Asia at the ...

Red-white-blue checks.Foldable enough to slip under a bed, expandable enough to pack an entire life.In South Africa, it goes by a dozen names: Mashangane bag, Khonzekhaya, uMas’goduke, Mmalebogo bag, ...

All stole shows at New York Fashion Week. Plus, a jeweler to the rap elite opens a store and designing costumes for a hip-hop ...

Nigeria has joined the ranks of advanced countries, like the United Kingdom (UK), the United States of America (U.S.A.), and ...

The African Cultural Festival is coming to Harrisburg this weekend. According to festival hosts, the event, which will take place September 19 through 21, at HACC in ...

Using plastic waste in the Nigerian textile industry would reduce pollution, generate employment, and cut a niche in the ...

ReelFruit, founded by Affiong Williams, has grown from small beginnings to supplying both local retailers and overseas buyers ...

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 ...

Weddings in Nigeria have never been “just another event.” They are festivals of culture, family, and identity, where every detail tells a story. And at the heart of it all? The bride’s outfit. Growing ...

Founder Reni Folawiyo is now 10 years into forging what she calls "Afro-lux", Alara serving as a homebase for designs that "play between tradition and modernity", while working to elevate African ...

Its modern architecture complemented by latticework inspired by local Yoruba textiles, Alara, west Africa's first fashion and design "concept store", is an imposing sight in Lagos, Nigeria's bustling ...