From bold prints to gender-defying clothes: 4 things to know about contemporary African fashion
African fashion has driven global trends for decades. An expansive new exhibit at the Victoria and Albert Museum helps contextualize it.
African designers are making a splash, from fashion weeks in Dakar and Lagos, to Paris runway shows by South African Thebe Magugu. Here in the U.S., the designers Busayo, Telfar, and Hanifa infuse their collections with aesthetics from their home countries of Nigeria, Liberia, and Congo.