The labels, many of them founded by West African designers living in the United States and Britain, are turning the traditional patterns of West African fabric into contemporary American silhouettes.

His paintings' brilliant palettes and dynamic patterns-inspired in part by West African textile designs-transform his canvases into portals, inviting viewers to dive within. "Choosing color is ...

Anthropologie has used them to cover ottomans and to upholster chairs. Woolrich Woolen Mills turned them into short-sleeve button-ups, and Agnes B. used them to make a summer suit. Burberry ...

Bruce Damonte Nwankpa Gillespie designed brick patterns inspired by a West African dress she owned as a teenager. Bruce Damonte The main living space has open sightlines from the front door to ...