The Fashion Law Institute Africa released its Top 100 Women in African Fashion list, recognizing leaders across the continent ...

Bold hues are doing more than brightening wardrobes. Shakaila Forbes-Bell tells us that they’re influencing mood, confidence, and the way we show up in the world.

ESSENCE dives into the archives to trace the creative evolution and lasting impact of Ann Lowe.

At DALYA, a women’s haberdashery on Sullivan Street in Soho, the aisles of suits are angled like documentary frames. Each mirror panel captures the body mid-process—being measured, considered, and ...

Centuries of cultural erasure and a historical lack of capital account for the underrepresentation of African fashion in mainstream media, but Farai Simoyi is on course to correct that. The Zimbabwean ...

As a youngster growing up in Hazelwood, Demeatria Boccella didn’t see Black women in arts and fashion. It has been her passion to create opportunities for young people. Now, she is co-producing the ...

Essence's annual Black Women In Hollywood event brings out the best in Black Hollywood for a ceremony dedicated to ...

Africa is a continent of immense natural wealth and remarkable cultural diversity. It is also home to the world’s youngest population. Despite this extraordinary potential, Africa faces a convergence ...

Textile pattern by Constance Girard for Vlisco on view in Vlisco: African Fashion on a Global Stage (photo by the author for Hyperallergic) The story of Vlisco begins not in Dakar, Lagos, or Accra, ...

Creative industries expand with women at the core, but face persistent financing gaps Sector contributes up to $310 billion to GDP and supports 12 million jobs Targeted investment seen as critical to ...

Born and raised in New York City, fashion industry pro Claudia Swan grew up in Brooklyn but immersed herself in the hip venues and culture of Manhattan as often as she could take a train into the city ...