The company behind some of Africa’s most popular fabrics is Dutch, but women vendors have managed to make the prints their own. With its geometric patterns, bold prints, and rich, electric pops of ...
Color vibrancy is a hallmark of authentic African fabrics. The colors should be bright and well-defined, without any fading ...
From haute couture to throw pillows, mud cloth, or bogolanfini, is woven into nearly every aspect of contemporary life. But what is the origin of this elaborate dye-decorated cloth? Bamana Mud Cloth: ...
Anthropologie has used them to cover ottomans and to upholster chairs. Woolrich Woolen Mills turned them into short-sleeve button-ups, and Agnes B. used them to make a summer suit. Burberry Prorsum ...
For almost five decades of coming to life, one of Nigeria’s oldest arts and culture outlets- Quintessence, is looking as exquisite as ever; if not more sophisticated now, even after the passing away ...
Dublin, Nov. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Africa Nonwoven Fabrics Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis by Product (Disposable, Durable), Material, Application (Hygiene, Industrial), Technology ...
We in East Africa have always envied and admired how west Africans wear clothes made with African fabrics. Exuding confidence in bold colours, prints and designs, West African fashion is finding its ...
The Paris neighborhood called la Goutte D’Or — or Gold Drop — has long been a gateway neighborhood for immigrants from France’s former colonies in North and West Africa. Best known for its stores and ...
The Massillon Museum has a long history of creating art exhibits tied to literature as part of an annual community reading program. “Homegoing,” a novel by Yaa Gyasi about two sisters from Africa ...