For example, a brightly colored long dress made of kitenge is priced at 4,500 Ethiopian birr, or about $120, while a white shema woven dress is 3,000 birr, or about $80. But the fabric is merely a ...

Ethiopian fashion designer Fikirte Addis kneels down and wraps a tape measure around ... Addis Ababa, and went to Ms Fikirte's shop in the city, Yefikir Design, for a wedding dress fitting. The ...

Manale Dagnew. Manale's infatuation with the particulars of dresses somehow began to take shape when she grew up in Ethiopia and long before she made her way to the United States over twenty years ...

From January 9 to 14, 2024, the Hub of Africa Fashion Week (HAFW) was held in the picturesque setting of Addis Ababa. The Ethiopian capital, located some 8,000 feet above sea level, enchanted ...

Matthew Williamson, the clothing designer to the stars, has become embroilled in an unfashionable row over some of his new dress designs. He has included two outfits based on traditional Ethiopian ...

Despite this year’s Catholic theme, many Met Gala attendees showed up on Monday’s red carpet in the usual parade of high-slit, plunging, and dangerously sheer designer dresses — but not ...

“Anyone who has faced a challenge and who's had a dream can be inspired by Amsale’s story,” Clarence O’Neill Brown '74 said of his wife, the legendary fashion designer Amsale Aberra.

It's a traditional Ethiopian dress that my mom made for me for my first birthday. WESTERVELT: Throw It Back begins with Mahlet Assefa and the story of her cotton dress.

An Ethiopian Boutique Showcasing Artisanal Design. November 28, 2020 November 28, 2020; AFRICA TOP 10; 1 min read ...