In African wax print dresses and tight-fitting evening wear, the "plus-size" models strutted up the runway in Kisumu, western Kenya, in a special event designed to celebrate the beauty of larger women ...

Gao Wei, managing director of Afripeak Expo Kenya Ltd., co-organizer of the 2025 East African Fashion Show, said this year's ...

If you take East Africa for example [which has a smaller fashion industry], the fashion tends to be monotonous with dark, ...

How Wandia Gichuru Is Building East Africa’s Largest Fashion Brand. Plus: 10 Ways To Master The Art Of Letting Go. ByMaggie McGrath, Forbes Staff . andForbesWomen Team, Forbes Staff.

One of East Africa’s biggest Fashion brands, Kenya’s Vivo Fashion Group, is betting on growing abroad with its first store in the US, while Burkina Faso designer Pathe’O creates unique ...

My upbringing in East Africa and my exposure to European fashion have given me a unique lens. I draw from the regal, graceful silhouettes of traditional attire and reinterpret them for the modern ...

In the fall of 2024, three major exhibitions dedicated to African fashion history opened on the East Coast. The catalyst was Dr. Christine Checinska's seminal 2022 “Africa Fashion” exhibit in ...

Scenes from “Africa Fashion,” a new exhibition at the Field Museum, explores the global impact of Africa’s fashion scene and features more than 180 works by artists from over 20 African ...

NAIROBI, June 20 (Xinhua) -- The second edition of East Africa (Kenya) Fashion Life Show was officially opened on Friday in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, drawing over 70 exhibitors from Kenya and ...

If you take East Africa for example [which has a smaller fashion industry], the fashion tends to be monotonous with dark, white, and earthy colors. But if you move to West Africa it’s more colorful.

A model presents a creation during the second edition of East Africa (Kenya) Fashion Life Show in Nairobi, Kenya, on June 20, 2025. /XINHUA. The second edition of East Africa (Kenya) Fashion Life ...