Kente cloth, the vibrant woven fabric originating from Ghana, the country taking steps to protect its authentic tradition.
Congressional Democrats wore a traditional African cloth to announce Monday sweeping legislation that aims to increase the accountability of police officers. The Democrats wore Kente cloth stoles ...
WE’RE STILL WORKING TO GET MORE UPDATES AS JUNETEENTH APPROACHES. A NEW EXHIBIT AT THE BLACK ARCHIVES OF MID-AMERICA IS EDUCATING VISITORS ON A TRADITION IT’S CALLED KENTE. EACH PATTERN IN THE CLOTH ...
There are moments in fashion that shift the global conversation when fabric becomes more than fashion, and a weave becomes a world symbol. This month, Ghana gave the world one of those moments. Kente, ...
Kente cloth has been a cloth of royalty. Its hand made woven process is what makes it rare and expensive. We wear it, we love it, but most of us have little clue of what the symbols and patterns mean.
Through tapestries of fringed strips of fabric, Abdoulaye Konaté explores the contemporary relevance of ancient signs and ...
As a little girl growing up with her fashion-conscious mother and grandmother, she was always enthralled with how the two ...
Virgil Abloh's kente-inspired designs formed part of Louis Vuitton's Paris fashion show in January In our series of letters from African journalists, Ghanaian writer Elizabeth Ohene considers the ...
The 2023 Kente Weaving Expo has been launched in the Volta Regional capital, Ho, with a call on the government to pay more attention to the weaving industry in the country. The launch event, was under ...