STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Traditional African garments and beads sparkle in Bendu Dukuly’s Bay Street boutique, only to be outmatched in luster by the shop owner’s enthusiasm. The elegant fashions that ...

With September being Heritage Month in South Africa, it seems fitting that we look at what some of Africa’s traditional heritage is like. Although this is celebrated only in South Africa, the ...

Ade + Ayo sells children's clothes with authentic African prints. When Temidayo Adedokun became pregnant with her first child, like many new moms, she said she was excited to start shopping for baby ...

Two years ago, the clothing brand DIOP was created when Mapate Diop, a New York City native, was wearing a shirt his mother had made to a barbecue — a tunic-style shirt with a traditional African ...

Modupeola Sonuyi, 31, always wanted to own a fashion business. But after an earlier clothing business failed to get off the ground, she went to graduate school at Arizona State University and became a ...

The second annual African-American Fashion Show brought out traditional and modern fashions on Saturday night. Vincia Benjamin Miller, Thomasina Paige and Brenda Neely hosted the event. It was held at ...

Two Nigerian-born siblings are bringing a vibrant mix of traditional African patterns with modern style to Philadelphia! D'IYANU, which launched in 2014, is a trendy clothing store that also gives ...

Photographer Joana Choumali has captured images of young African women in traditional clothing in her series "Resilients," bridging the gap between heritage and modern living. Many from this ...

The make-up of our culture can include — but is not limited to — the things we eat, do and wear. For many Africans and African Americans, African textiles have been around for as long as they can ...