Aishwarya Rai made a striking appearance at Cannes in a Manish Malhotra saree adorned with intricate embroidery. She paired ...

Nwankpa Gillespie designed brick patterns inspired by a West African dress she owned as a teenager. The main living space has open sightlines from the front door to glass sliders opening to the ...

Artist Stephen Hamilton invokes a Yoruba proverb when he talks about his work: “We greet the cloth before we greet the person ...

Here we highlight seven works of art discussed in papers in the special issue – from stories of childhood sexual experiences to bold fashion shows, musical films to maverick lesbian novels. They show ...

A set of rare and intricately carved figurines — including miniature heads of African figures fashioned from black wood and bone — have been discovered in 1,500-year-old Christian graves of women and ...

It was a confident nod to traditional West African fabric, styled for the now. She stood firm in texture and silhouette, holding space for tradition in the heart of high fashion. Making her Met ...