Top 3 West African Designers of 2015
In recent years, there has been a surge of immensely popular and incredibly talented designers within the West African fashion industry. Listed below are three of these designers, all of…
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What is Organza Lace?
At Empire Textiles, we like to make sure that our customers are in the know when it comes to African and West African fabrics, and that’s why we use our…
The Enduring Beauty of Brocade
From its origins in the middle ages, brocade has always been a highly sought after material – particularly by the nobility. It is an intricately decorative fabric, created by shuttle…
Everything You Need to Know About Gele
Head ties are a common garment that is worn in a number of different countries in Africa. However, due to the diversity on the continent and the number of different…
Batik – An Ancient Technique Inspiring The Latest Trends
There are few techniques of making clothing in the world older than Batik. From as far back at the 4th Century B.C. it was used in Ancient Egypt and eventually…
Be bold with African wax printing
African clothing and fashion is mostly light and airy, but able to make a big statement. West African clothing is among the brightest on the continent, and this is largely…
African Fashion Week is coming to London this August but are vloggers setting the trends now?
This year, African Fashion Week London is going to be bigger than ever. The annual event started in 2011 and is now host to over 300 designers and almost 45,000…
Metallic jacquard: luxury redefined
There are few more exotic fabrics in this world than metallic jacquard. Lustrous, textured and highly ornate, it is generally worn at special occasions to make the kind of impact…
Use African Fabrics to Their Full Effect
Traditional African fabrics, such as Ankara or wax prints, are most well known for their use in dresses, shirts and head wraps. However, there is so much more you…
West African Cloth: What do the Colours Really Mean?
Native to the Akan people of southern Ghana, kente cloth has also become popular amongst the Akans of the Ivory Coast, and in many other West African countries. Kente cloth…