Ethiopian fashion designer Fikirte Addis kneels down and wraps a tape measure around the waist of a customer, before scribbling on a piece of paper on which the outline of a flowing gown takes shape.

During holidays, ceremonial days or on special occasions such as weddings, it is common for most Ethiopians to be adorned with artistically made and colorfully embroidered traditional attires. These ...

The first ever fashion show featuring Oromo traditional clothes and accessories is due to be held on Saturday April 20 at Hyatt Regency luxury hotel in Addis Abeba, model Bilisuma Assefa, organizer of ...

The clothing line provides employment for practitioners of a centuries-old tradition that was facing extinction. “I visited an area of these incredible weavers that we’ve always had in Ethiopia who ...

Ethiopian dressmakers, who produce the East African nation's popular long, white 'habesha kemis' dresses by hand, are pessimistic about the future of this centuries-old trade amidst economic woes and ...