The company behind some of Africa’s most popular fabrics is Dutch, but women vendors have managed to make the prints their own. With its geometric patterns, bold prints, and rich, electric pops of ...
A new show at the Fowler Museum at UCLA explores the ideas of appropriation and ownership of African dress, and how African history and culture is communicated through the printed fabrics. African ...
One brand setting the tone for 2026 is Worq, a Ugandan fashion label creating designs that seamlessly balance statement and ...
The way one dresses can express their heritage, culture, style and so much more. African-print textiles, which were actually inspired by batik or wax-resist cloth from Indonesia, have been used to ...
ATTEMPTED ROBBERY. OMAHA’S NEWS LEADER HAS YOUR FIRST LOOK AT AN UPCOMING EXHIBIT AT KANEKO. IT’S CALLED THE FABRICS OF AFRICA EXHIBIT SHOWCASES AFRICAN CULTURE THROUGH TRADITIONAL TEXTILES. KETV ...
One of the great things about Internet journalism is the dialogue it fosters among writers, readers and sources. At its best, the readers become sources and inform the writer with details he didn't ...
African Textiles in Iowa," a current exhibit at the Stanley Museum of Art, highlights a selection of textiles from a ...
The stories of our region’s larger mills from the early 20 th century and their redevelopment are well documented—the Atherton Mill in south Charlotte; the Loray Mill in Gastonia; the Cannon Mills in ...
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 color: pops of ...
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...
A solo art exhibition of a stunning collection of 13 textile works crafted from vibrant designs of Ankara fabrics by one of Nigeria’s contemporary artists Kaosiemenma Uchendu-Edeh, was held at ArtQuay ...