Stella McCartney is being accused of cultural appropriation. The designer sent models down the runway wearing dresses with an Ankara print. Ankara is a traditional African print that is popular in ...

Black-owned businesses make amazing clothing inspired by African patterns. What happens when, inevitably, everyone else starts buying them? By Shira Telushkin The recent outpouring of support for ...

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 ...

Fridays are the day to wear “African print” outfits in Ghanaian offices, yet some designers are boycotting such fabrics - arguing they are not actually African. The history behind the designs is ...

A flourishing network of young immigrant entrepreneurs from Africa—with a sprinkling of first generation born in the U.S.—are creating a profitable ecosystem around modern Ankara print apparel. Ankara ...