Ankara is having its moment and it's more fabulous than ever, sweeping through TikTok's #AnkaraChallenge with a whopping 1,871+ posts that transform scraps of fabric into red-carpet-ready looks. ... But from Texas's 15th Annual Ankara Festival (April 25–26) to Pinterest boards like AnkaraCurvyStyles disseminating body-positive love, this cloth celebration never ends.
Africa Fashion Week London (AFWL) is celebrating its 15th anniversary of supporting African heritage, innovation, and creativity on the global stage.... For a limited time, AFWL2025 is offering designers a 15% discount off their standard designer package on payment within the Easter promotion timeframe.
Founded in 2015 by Tshepo Mohlala, alias "The Jean Maker," the brand has been synonymous with premium African denim and storytelling. TSHEPO Jeans started small, today having a presence in prime locations like Hyde Park Corner with flagship stores and a pop-up at Sandton City Mall.
Emerging to the forefront is London-based designer Oluwadamilola Ayeni of Dazzle Me Couture, whose whimsical reinterpretation of traditional African motifs is turning heads, making waves, and redefining the meaning of what it is to be fashion-forward in our increasingly globalized world.
Aso Oke is not fabric—it's art and symbol of pride of Yoruba Nigeria, Benin, and Togo culture. Aso Oke literally means "top cloth" in Yoruba and has been hand-stitched by talented craftsmen on hand-held narrow looms and woven into cultural expression, celebration, and status for centuries.
In a gracious surprise that thrilled fashionistas and politicos everywhere, former Vice President Kamala Harris made her Met Gala debut in 2025, featuring a custom-made Off-White gown created by Sierra Leone-born designer Ib Kamara.
Prudent Gabriel Designs is an eclectic Lagosian fashion brand founded by Prudent Gabriel. With a sense of play and a desire to empower women, the brand combines with traditional African textiles to design everything from day-to-evening chic to occasion wear glamour.
The 2025 Met Gala theme “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” honored the tradition of refined Black elegance—often called Black dandyism—and invited guests to reinterpret it on the world’s biggest fashion stage. Fashion critics hailed the evening as a triumph of sartorial excellence, crediting African designers with setting the tone .