Best of Fashion 2025

African fashion in 2025 was defined by intention. Across runways, campaigns, museums, and community spaces,
Nuits Balnéaires Awarded Second Latitudes Grant from Fondation d’entreprise Hermès
Ivorian artist Nuits Balnéaires has been named the 2025 laureate of Latitudes, an international photography programme from
Kwetu Kwanza 2025: Over 4,000 Gather in Uganda for Circular Fashion at Nyege Nyege

Kwetu Kwanza 2025 drew over 4,000 visitors on Saturday, November 22, with thousands more
“Who Is MOWAA Really For?”: A Critical Commentary on a Museum Caught Between Promise and Power

The Museum of West African Art (MOWAA), founded in 2020 and envisioned as one of the most ambitious
Holiday Gifting and Wear: Kwasi Paul
Kwasi Paul is named for the space between two places. Samuel Boakye,
Holiday Dressing with Christie Brown

There’s an energy that shows up around the holidays. You feel
The Cloth That Holds the Dead

An Egungun is not a costume. It’s a technology for making ancestors show up. Outside the communities that practice it, Egungun gets misread
A Ritual-Centered Black Friday

Tucked between Black Friday deals, algorithms, and product recommendations are African-rooted brands holding space on the global beauty shelf.
Kwetu Kwanza 2025: Building Circular Fashion Infrastructure from the Ground Up

As Kwetu Kwanza 2025 opens in Uganda, designers from across Africa redefine circular fashion
At UNGA 80, Fashion Moves Closer to the Center of the Sustainability Agenda

At this year’s 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York, fashion was not on the sidelines. In the Goals Lounge, hosted by the UN Office for Partnerships, and in the SDG Media Zone, fashion leaders, innovators, and UN officials put textiles, circularity, and culture squarely into the conversation on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). […]