Dallas Morning News

DMA’s ‘Bamana Mud Cloth’ exhibition examines how African textiles became a force in fashion

I am rushing through the Dallas Museum of Art, hoping to catch the “Bamana Mud Cloth” exhibition before closing time. I’m wondering what it is, prepared for anything — except what I see: textiles so ...
WAMC

African fashion rules in British museum show, from chic dashikis to mud-dyed cloth

The blue dashiki (left) is from the Rwandan design studio Moshions and first appeared on a Kigali catwalk 5 years ago. Center: an outfit from womenswear brand IAMISIGO led by Kenya's Bubu Ogisi. Right ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org

African fashion rules in British museum show, from chic dashikis to mud-dyed cloth

A new exhibit at Victoria and Albert Museum corrects the misperception that high fashion belongs to Western designers. The fierce garments attest... As I pass along a row of mannequins, the sharply ...
NPR

African fashion rules in British museum show, from chic dashikis to mud-dyed cloth

As I pass along a row of mannequins, the sharply tailored, pale blue cotton dashiki stops me in my tracks. Based on a long-sleeved open-necked, centuries old tribal costume, the garment has a sash ...