Emerging designers also are expanding the reach of traditional and contemporary African prints by using them rather unconventionally. They’re cut into floor-sweeping prom dresses, playful ...

They searched for African prom dresses online and found a design Amari liked. Troynetta Williams said her daughter knew it was an unusual dress, and brought a photo to show Carencro High Principal ...

Although things have drastically changed since this writer attended prom, the dress code of elegant formal wear still remains the same for the most part. Where it gets tricky is finding the ...

A Florida teenager wore a dress featuring ... High School prom on Friday. The dress was designed by Florida-based designer Terrence Torrence. The dress features pictures of 15 African-Americans ...

One major theme that has defined this prom season amidst the march of celebrity red carpet replica dresses has been African-inspired designs. From the Black Lives Matter movement to bullied New ...

When her white teacher told her that an Ankara-print gown would be "tacky for prom", 18-year old ... who wrote that she wore the dress "to make a point." "That African style is beautiful.