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IMAGINE the creative power that traditional textiles can have in contemporary art. All this can be viewed in an ethereal exhibition titled “Beyond Fabrics”, which showcases the works of Malaysian ...

Fri, July 22, 2022 Published on Jul. 21, 2022 Published on 2022-07-21T13:24:08+07:00 'Twenties' is a column in which we give our top 20 list of anything and everything of interest, from food and ...

Neo Kimono has banded together with Tokyo’s vocational Vantan Design Institute to pave the way for a traditional take on modern pumps with the Obi de Boots iki heel covers. Designed by stylist Chihiro ...

Nigerian Fashion since it’s inception was less about trend and more about tradition, with each fabric, color, and pattern ...

TRADITIONAL fabric use does not always mean outdated fashion. Indigenous textile designers proved this during the International Festival of Extraordinary Textiles (FITE) public fashion show at SM Aura ...

When we think today of clothing “made in India”, it tends to be of mass-produced fast fashion and the sort of factory conditions which are uncomfortable to consider, much less endure. But that has not ...

The traditional fabrics are made into typical-looking northern highlander garments. For women, who make up the majority of her customers, the clothes contain two pieces -- a long- or short-sleeved ...

Dezeen Showroom: Italian textile manufacturer Dedar has released a collection of furnishing fabric, which combines graphic art and textiles. The Geometric patterns collection features abstract lines ...

Diverse and complex African societies are known for their signature fabrics and cuisines. In Nigeria’s southwest city of Abeokuta, capital of Ogun province, no event is complete without the colors of ...