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Chinese manufactured cloth has undermined the monopoly on the trade of Dutch African print textiles that Togolese traders once enjoyed.
LACMA’s latest wing opening next year will host more costume and textile exhibitions than any other time in its history. It’s just one museum that is digging deeper to blend fashion and art.
WWF works to sustain the natural world for the benefit of people and wildlife, collaborating with partners from local to ...
Fast fashion relies heavily on synthetic fibers that are made from oil and gas, fossil fuels that cause climate change.
Today, Taanwa is registered and thriving in both Nigeria and the UK, with a fast-growing presence in London’s fashion scene.
Entire life’s work, decades of fine art, fashion, materials and personal items, was locked away in a Dallas storage unit she ...
As fashion’s environmental toll mounts, UNEP is supporting small- and medium-sized textile manufacturers reduce their impact on the planet.
paid tribute to the increasing diversity on the Paris fashion circuit. "It shows that things are changing, that things are ...
The industry remains heavily reliant on imports from China. As trade imbalances persist, local manufacturers and circular economy advocates are working to rebuild domestic production capacity.
Four cultural stewards of sustainability unpack how indigo embodies Black fashion’s legacy of labor, innovation, and enduring ...
Beneath an opulent chandelier in a sunlit salon, Imane Ayissi's fall couture show once again fused African tradition with Parisian craft.
By Yemisi Suleiman In line with its ongoing mission to promote African textiles and indigenous fashion globally, Africa Fashion Week London and Nigeria, led by Olori Ronke Ademiluyi-Ogunwusi ...