Best of Culture 2025

2025 was the year African culture stopped explaining itself. The shift was visible
The Art of Being Seen: Fashion as Resistance Across Four African Subcultures

Some of the most compelling expressions of identity are found in the subcultures that transform everyday
Holiday Gifting and Wear: Kwasi Paul
Kwasi Paul is named for the space between two places. Samuel Boakye,
Dakar Fashion Week 2025: Day 2

Eight designers showed on Day 2, spanning Senegal, Mali, Comoros, Congo-Brazzaville, and Cameroon. The range
Dakar Fashion Week 2025 Opens With Ethics on the Schedule

Dakar Fashion Week 2025 Opens With Ethics on the Schedule Dakar Fashion Week 2025 opened at the Turkish Embassy gardens with innovation and ethics as this edition’s official theme. Six collections tested what that means in practice. Bakus Oraya presented an homage to the Beninese Amazons. Hand-dyed batik, woven loincloth textiles, and adire techniques anchored […]
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
ALGUEYE Presents Transformation Ahead of Dakar Fashion Week 2025

On November 22, 2025, at the French Embassy Residence in Dakar, ALGUEYE premiered Transformation—a couture showcase that did more
The Mously Kébé Edit: Her Go-To African Brands

Model and creative director Mously Kébé spotlights African brands redefining modern luxury through heritage, craftsmanship, and cultural authenticity.
At OWO 25, Accra Emerges as the New Capital of Conscious Style

Accra’s Kantamanto Market transformed into a stage of color, ingenuity, and defiance last month. The annual