This event is in the past.It took place on September 18, 2024 at Fashion Institute of Technology.




Fashion becomes a passport across continents in this free exhibition exploring how designers from Africa, the Americas, and Europe use clothing to construct and chronicle transnational Black identity. Sixty ensembles reveal surprising connections, like a Harriet Tubman-inspired textile print and a tuxedo channeling Ethiopian court dress.
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Africa's Fashion Diaspora




Fashion becomes a passport across continents in this free exhibition exploring how designers from Africa, the Americas, and Europe use clothing to construct and chronicle transnational Black identity. Sixty ensembles reveal surprising connections, like a Harriet Tubman-inspired textile print and a tuxedo channeling Ethiopian court dress.
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