In a small shop nestled inside the heart of Accra, Patience Golo prepares to stitch yards of African wax print for a wedding dress she is making for a client. The fabric is rich in color: pops of ...
Dédé Rose Gamélé Creppy, who has died aged 89, was one of west Africa’s most influential wax cloth traders. She was the youngest, and the last living, “Nana Benz” – the legendary first generation of ...
Choosing the right materials is key to achieving authentic batik results. Start with natural fabrics like cotton or linen as they absorb dye better than synthetic ones. Get high-quality dyes ...
Erika Dalya Massaquoi has gone from curating and teaching fashion, as the former assistant dean of the School of Art and Design at FIT New York, to living it as the founder of The Oula Company. Using ...
Nairobi-born photographer Thandiwe Muriu on coming to love East African wax textile prints, how women can perhaps come ‘to ...
Adwoa Owusuaa Bobie receives funding from the Foundation Omou Dilly and DANIDA. Sustainable fashion means clothes being produced and consumed in ways that are socially responsible. But the ...
Reviewed by Victoria L. Rovine in Art bulletin (New York) 101 (2) June 2019, pages 144-146. AFA copy Purchased from the Warren M. Robbins Library Endowment. ANTH copy has bookplate: Smithsonian ...
Nina Sylvanus does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
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