African Fashion, Art, Design & Culture

African Fashion And Designers

Imane Ayissi at the GTCO Fashion Weekend, Lagos, 2025 — runway look in heritage-textile tailoring.

After the Applause: Heritage Textiles and the Economics of the Runway Moment

BAKUSORAYA Coton Brut — final-collection portrait, Porto-Novo.

At BAKUS ORAYA, Cotton in Its Final State

Designer Huguette Tchiapi, photographed in London.

Huguette Tchiapi’s Debut Begins in Yaoundé

Tia Adeola From Lagos With Love editorial — Nigerian fashion designers reshaping femininity, photographed by Danielle Mbonu

Nigerian Women Are Dressing Against the Code

A 20th-century Bògòlanfini tunic from Tenenkou, Mali, with cream geometric motifs on a dark mud-dyed ground, fringed sleeves, and bell tassels, photographed against a black background. Collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art.

Understanding Bògòlanfini: The Malian Textile Written in Mud and Cotton

Antonia Julies wears a Chelsea Jean Lamm garment with Ashley Elizabeth Lamm collage detailing in a verdant garden, photographed by Nina Zimolong.

What the Met’s 2026 Theme Means in an African Context, and the Designers Shaping the Narrative

Funky Cool Medina founder Fahd Al Marsaoui seated on a sofa in green geometric pants and blue cap against green zellige tiles in Marrakech

Funky Fahd Will See You Now

Detail shot of a handwoven Léppi textile, displaying the deep indigo dye and narrow-strip cotton weaving traditional to the Fouta-Djalon region.

Guinea: A Textile Civilization in Four Systems

Model wearing a brown tiered skirt and intricate multi-layered clay bead statement necklace from Hertunba's Akaoru collection, standing among traditional terracotta pots.

Hertunba’s ‘Akaoru’ Collection Is a Lesson in What Craftsmanship Actually Costs

Side-by-side comparison of two similar dark brown slip-on shoes. The left side features Lemaire and the right side features Kkerelé.

If This. Then That: Shoes — Lemaire → Kkerelé

Amayi Archive One: model in hand-painted abstract print top against blue brushstroke backdrop, Joanna Masiyiwa debut collection

Joanna Masiyiwa Has Only Photographs. Amayi Is the Rest.

Mariama Camara wearing Guinean indigo tie-dye dress crossing a New York City street

Material Literacy: The Knowledge in Cloth

Dancers in colorful smoke at night at a rave party.

How to Dress for a Rave (Across African Cities)

Kibonen Nfi, founder of KIBONEN wearing hat and sweater.

Kibonen and the Business of Cultural Authority

A group portrait of West African visiting designers and Central Saint Martins tutors, including Berni Yates, Ugonna-Ora Owoh, Peter Acha, and Travis Obeng-Casper, standing together in a studio during the Makers Camp.

Inside Central Saint Martins’ Makers Camp: West African Makers in Focus

Editorial collage featuring Hanifa, Ami Colé, and runway imagery

The Scaling Gap

A man wearing a green, yellow, and white Zimbabwean-inspired football jersey and a matching patterned beanie, adjusting the hat while looking down

Out of Zimbabwe, a Streetwear Brand With Deeper Intentions

Multiple hands cradling Byredo Bal d'Afrique Absolu de Parfum bottle in golden light, photographed by Philip-Daniel Ducasse

Bal d’Afrique, on African Ground

A side-by-side comparison graphic titled 'If This Then That: Bracelets.' On the left, under 'If You Like,' is a gold Cartier Love Bracelet. On the right, under 'You Will Love,' is a handcrafted gold Adele Dejak Bikuli cuff bracelet.

If This. Then That: Bracelets – Cartier Love Bracelet → Adele Dejak Bikuli Bracelet

Ohlanna Bu Zikora Is the Nigerian Designer Inspired by the 1930s

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