To receive the Vogue Business newsletter, sign up here. African fashion is on a roll, but it’s a long way from unlocking its full potential. That’s according to a new report from Unesco, released ...

KAMPALA, UgandaKAMPALA, Uganda — Jostling for space, people jam the crowded footpaths crisscrossing a massive open market in Uganda’s capital. They are mostly looking for secondhand clothing, sifting ...

Africa's love affair with thrift fashion is no longer a side story in the global clothing trade; it has become serious business. ・Africa’s thrift fashion economy has grown into a multi-million-dollar ...

The market for pre-loved goods has become increasingly popular in South Africa, providing opportunities for buyers and ...

Karen Tranberg Hansen does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...

Adwoa Owusuaa Bobie receives funding from the Foundation Omou Dilly and DANIDA. Sustainable fashion means clothes being produced and consumed in ways that are socially responsible. But the ...

Bridgette Mwale wakes up at 4:00 a.m. and takes the government-subsidized bus 30 kilometers to Harare, Zimbabwe's capital, three to four times a week. There, she hoards an assortment of secondhand ...

Textile pattern by Constance Girard for Vlisco on view in Vlisco: African Fashion on a Global Stage (photo by the author for Hyperallergic) The story of Vlisco begins not in Dakar, Lagos, or Accra, ...

Almost as soon as Felix and Tammi Emeka opened the African Caribbean Market & More at 4209 Oleander Drive, costumers hungry for African flavors have been asking them to open a restaurant. Now, it's ...

In recent years the global secondhand apparel market for clothing and shoes has grown exponentially. In 2002, used clothing exports were worth $1.4 billion (Sh166 billion). Despite a slowdown during ...