Historians wonder what lies ahead for the traditional African wax print, originally a Dutch invention that has become deep-rooted in the continent. CNN values your feedback 1.

The first batch of machine-made batiks was exported from Holland to the Dutch East Indies in around 1850, writes anthropologist Anne Grosfilley in African Wax Print Textiles. But it was a flop and ...

African Prints, Made In China. Alexis Temomanin, designer (b.Côte d’Ivoire), Dent de Man, based in London, United Kingdom Les Toiles d’araignée, man’s suit, designed 2014, produced 2016 ...

Kean University is celebrating Black History Month and the tremendous contributions people of African descent have made to this nation and the world. All are invited to Kean's Union campus ...

PARIS — South African designer Thebe Magugu, whose collections explore personal and collective narratives, is offering customers the opportunity to tell their own story through cloth. Magugu has ...

In a bustling market in Abidjan, women browse through a bewildering array of intricately patterned wax-print fabrics, each of which has a unique and sometimes quirky name. "Eye of my rival" is one ...

In a small shop nestled inside the heart of Accra, Patience Golo prepares to stitch yards of African wax print for a wedding dress she is making for a client. The fabric is rich in colour: pops of ...

In a bustling market in Abidjan, women browse through a bewildering array of intricately patterned wax-print fabrics, each of which has a unique and sometimes quirky name. Another bale of this ...