Outfit

Sterling Shepard has become one of the NFL's most fashionable figures quietly, and he effortlessly transitions streetwear convenience with luxury shine and relaxed assuredness off the field.... below are the five Shepard-approved style games every man needs to add to his spring mood board.

On the orange carpet of the 2025 WNBA Draft in New York City, Southern California standout Kiki Iriafen stole the show in a one-of-a-kind, sparkling gold Nigerian designer Nneka Alexander gown. Nicknamed Okikiola—"prosperity or wealth-bringing fame," she explained—it was an intricately beaded gown that had an orange-beaded bracelet as an accent that honored her Nigerian heritage in a rich, vibrant manner.

In a brilliant mixing of couture and culture, fashion icon Priscilla Ojo and Tanzanian number one Juma Jux (#JP2025) turned the city of Lagos into their own royal catwalk on April 17, 2025, as they sported impeccably coordinated royal blue attires for their traditional wedding ceremony.

Vlisco's latest campaign, The Garden of Sisterhood, is an upbeat, vibrant homage to the unbreakable bonds of women—a hymn to collective strength, ingenuity, and variety. Taking inspiration from Congolese superstar Fally Ipupa's new single "MAYANGA" and the song's Ivory Coast-filmed music video, Vlisco weaves music and fashion into a continuous tale of empowerment.

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.