Chris Macourek caught a segment on the national news a few years back about a nonprofit that sends simple dresses to needy girls in Africa. Her husband had died about six months before, and "I thought ...

In the fashion world, a "lookbook" is a collection of photos highlighting, say, a fashion designer's work or a fashion model. The African Lookbook has a different agenda: images that present a ...

WITH 16 years experience in the global fashion industry, living and working in four countries over four continents, fashion designer Jacqueline Shaw birthed Wax and Wraps, an African Fabric Sewing ...

Chris Smithard and Justin Walter are participants in the cosplay competition. Photo: Lonwabo Sangqu Event management company Comic-Con Africa hosted the Comic-Con Africa Sew-A-Thon on June 11. The ...

The African Lookbook has a different agenda: images that present a stereotype-busting way to look at African women, their relationship with fashion — and their ability to turn the sewing machine from ...