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African Fashion History

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Why Some African Styles Feel “Timeless”, and Others Disappear
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  • FASHION

Why Some African Styles Feel “Timeless”, and Others Disappear

  • Ayomidoyin Olufemi
  • June 3, 2026
Lesotho’s Basotho Blanket: How a Colonial Gift Became a Symbol of Sovereignty
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  • Textiles & Craft

Lesotho’s Basotho Blanket: How a Colonial Gift Became a Symbol of Sovereignty

  • Adams Moses
  • May 29, 2026
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  • Heritage Clothing

The Kaunda Suit and the Politics of African Presidential Dress

  • Rex Clarke
  • May 29, 2026
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  • Heritage Clothing

Ethiopian Jazz and the Ambassadorial Dress of the Haile Selassie Court: A Visual History

  • Rex Clarke
  • May 27, 2026
Ghanaian Highlife and the Origins of Afrocentric Formal Dress
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  • Art & Music

Ghanaian Highlife and the Origins of Afrocentric Formal Dress

  • Tobi Arowosegbe
  • May 26, 2026
Congolese Rumba and La Sape: The Music That Dressed a Movement
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Congolese Rumba and La Sape: The Music That Dressed a Movement

  • Adams Moses
  • May 26, 2026
Who Actually Owns Ankara: The Legal and Cultural Argument the Fashion Industry Has Been Avoiding
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  • Textiles & Craft

Who Actually Owns Ankara: The Legal and Cultural Argument the Fashion Industry Has Been Avoiding

  • Tobi Arowosegbe
  • May 20, 2026
West African Menswear: The Tailoring Tradition That Preceded Savile Row
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  • Men's Style

West African Menswear: The Tailoring Tradition That Preceded Savile Row

  • Ayomidoyin Olufemi
  • May 13, 2026
The Wrap Dress Origins: The Ancient African Wrapper and Fashion's Most Celebrated Founding Myth
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The Wrap Dress Origins: The Ancient African Wrapper and Fashion’s Most Celebrated Founding Myth

  • Rex Clarke
  • May 12, 2026
The African City That Fashion Forgot: How Benin, Oyo, Dahomey, and Asante Dressed Before Europe Arrived
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The African City That Fashion Forgot: How Benin, Oyo, Dahomey, and Asante Dressed Before Europe Arrived

  • Tobi Arowosegbe
  • May 12, 2026
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