Kean University is hosting an exhibition of century-old handmade designs and patterns on textiles that reflect the stories, dreams and personalities of those who wear them in Wandering Spirit: African ...

In a bustling market in Abidjan, women browse through a bewildering array of intricately patterned wax-print fabrics, each of which has a unique and sometimes quirky name. "Eye of my rival" is one ...

In a small shop nestled inside the heart of Accra, Patience Golo prepares to stitch yards of African wax print for a wedding dress she is making for a client. The fabric is rich in color: pops of ...

Anthropologie has used them to cover ottomans and to upholster chairs. Woolrich Woolen Mills turned them into short-sleeve button-ups, and Agnes B. used them to make a summer suit. Burberry Prorsum ...

SIOUX CITY | Shortly after the "Wandering Spirit: African Wax Prints" exhibit went on display at the Sioux City Public Museum, director Steve Hansen saw two young girls admiring three dresses encased ...

The European monopoly on wax print textiles in Central and West African markets is being undermined by Chinese companies. But now designers in Ivory Coast are embracing traditional patterns in a bid ...

A colourful, patterned fabric with cult status in Africa has become all the rage on this season’s catwalks. The wax-printed fabric is worth its weight in gold. In Togo, in the 1970s, a group of women ...

Kean University in Union will host the Wandering Spirit: African Wax Prints exhibition at the Karl and Helen Burger Gallery from February 1 to March 3, 2017. In celebration of African History Month, ...