Fashion has always borrowed from Black culture. Our slang, our style, our innate coolness. But when it comes to credit, power, and leadership, Black women are routinely left out of the conversation.

The fashion industry is restless, shifting, and recalibrating. At least on the surface. Chanel, Balenciaga, Gucci, Loewe are some of the top fashion houses in the world with ateliers that produce high ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Africa’s fashion industry is growing rapidly to meet local and international demand but inadequate investment limits its potential, UNESCO said Thursday in a report released ...

In recent years, African fashion has experienced a meteoric rise on the international scene. Talented designers, inspired by a rich heritage and deeply rooted traditions, are reinventing fashion codes ...

As a youngster growing up in Hazelwood, Demeatria Boccella didn’t see Black women in arts and fashion. It has been her passion to create opportunities for young people. Now, she is co-producing the ...

Born and raised in New York City, fashion industry pro Claudia Swan grew up in Brooklyn but immersed herself in the hip venues and culture of Manhattan as often as she could take a train into the city ...

Textile pattern by Constance Girard for Vlisco on view in Vlisco: African Fashion on a Global Stage (photo by the author for Hyperallergic) The story of Vlisco begins not in Dakar, Lagos, or Accra, ...

…An International Women’s Month spotlight on the women shaping the country’s retail cultureBy Faith Senam OCLOOGhana’s fashion industry is often celebrated through its designers, runways, and red ...