When working as a buyer for a lab supply company in 2013, Addie Elabor grew increasingly unhappy with her career. She needed a change. During this time, she and a friend reflected on how African print ...

In everyone’s list of black women that helped define fashion throughout history, there are the persistent regulars. Let’s see: Grace Jones, Dorothy Dandridge, Halle Berry, Lena Horne, Diana Ross and ...

THE AFRICAN LOOKBOOK A Visual History of 100 Years of African Women By Catherine E. McKinley DRESS CODES How the Laws of Fashion Made History By Richard Thompson Ford When it comes to fashion history, ...

Black-tie invitations might not arrive very often, but when they do they can present a real sartorial challenge. For all its specific rules, this formal dress code is confusing and intimidating in ...

White may be the color of the summer, but don’t underestimate the versatility of a little black dress. With summer-ready styles made from the softest and breathable materials—think cotton, ramie, and ...

One of the most enticing visions in this world is seeing Black women in red clothing. The color, associated with love, power, passion, and sexiness, seems to take on new life the moment we engulf it ...

Riley Johnson is often told she has lots of personality, and there was no shortage of it last Friday night at her house north of Charlotte. With the soundtrack to Disney’s “Encanto” movie playing in ...