The latest African fashion dresses borrow some elements from traditional attires and others from modern fashion. David Kusi Boye-Doe, Founder of Boyedoe, discusses the latest fashion trends for ...

Designers are constantly coming up with new and amazing designs for kiddies' traditional dresses. African cultures have unique attires that reflect their deeply rooted traditions. The most popular ...

She wrote on her website: “These outfits are regarded as proper dress for traditional married women ... at London’s School of Oriental and African studies with a specialism in the Herero ...

the clothing brand DIOP was created when Mapate Diop, a New York City native, was wearing a shirt his mother had made to a barbecue — a tunic-style shirt with a traditional African pattern.

Made with fabric from China and designs from any corner of the globe, it is only perception that qualifies the outfits as traditional dress. Perhaps the term African attire is more suitable as the ...

A South African cultural activist says he is still reeling from the humiliation meted out to him for donning traditional attire ... bum shots and other revealing clothing and it’s never indecent.

With little else referencing the traditional dresses worn by women in North Africa they closely resemble, or the embroidery that is common in Morocco in particular, a wave of criticism has risen ...

Is Africa's search for a formal dress futile? Join the BBC's Africa Live debate Wednesday 3 March at 1630 & 1830GMT. Use the form to send us your comments, some of which will be published below. If ...