Cameroon-born designer Imane Ayissi fused sumptuous satin and taffeta with ancestral African crafts in a couture collection ...

African-themed fabrics, for example, Kente and Ankara ... In Nigeria, the fabric was mainly associated with women's clothing. However, it has now become accepted across all genders.

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 ... worn as everyday clothing rather than ...