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Can Ghana’s new claim over Kente change the way fashion brands use African designs?
Ghana is taking a bold step in making an unprecedented move to protect “Kente”, its centuries-old handwoven fabric, by ...
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, ...
The late former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings once described kente as the embodiment of Ghana’s royalty, pride, and cultural identity — sentiments she expressed in a documentary by Nana Amma ...
Some Ghanaian brides have made bold fashion statements in kente gowns. YEN.com.gh has listed 10 modern styles that redefined ...
E.L, the Afrobeats singer and rapper, is picky about his kente. A fabric of the Asante people, one of Ghana’s largest ethnic groups, it has been handmade from silk and cotton on looms with painstaking ...
Ghana's ‘Kente Culture Story Documentary Film’, projecting the importance of Kente to Ghanaians and Black Africans has been celebrated on the world stage. Showcasing Ghana's rich cultural heritage, ...
Mr. Akwasi Osei-Agyei, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, has appealed to the people of Bonwire to initiate strategies that would help to diversify the uses of the kente cloth in order to ...
We in Ghana have absolute confidence in our fashion sense. We also happen to believe that the most beautiful and most dramatic fabric on this Earth is the kente, which is, of course, Ghanaian. The ...
A new exhibit at Cal State Dominguez Hills will explore how one textile became a symbol of unity among African cultures. “Wrapped in Pride: Ghanaian Kente and African American Identity” will feature ...
In Ghana, Kente is a fabric made of strips that are woven from silk, cotton or rayon using horizontal looms. The age, social status and gender of users influence the choice of colour and design of the ...
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