Josephine Komara has redefined a cultural expression that was intricate and lovely but so locked in tradition it bordered on staid. “Tradition is the way we are,” she says. “Modern is the way we think.”
Tag: Fashion and Apparel
The Yankees Cap Goes Viral in Brazil: ‘Is It Basketball?’
The New York Yankees logo is everywhere in Brazil. What it means, however, is up for interpretation.
This Dress Survived for More Than Three Centuries at the Bottom of the Sea
Divers found an almost perfectly preserved dress in the remains of a ship that sank off the Netherlands in the 1600s. Researchers are trying to figure out who owned the garment.
Adidas Is Wondering What to Do With $1.3 Billion in Yeezy Sneakers
After severing business ties with the rapper Ye, Adidas said it would cut its dividend and declared 2023 a “transition year.”
After Jacinda Ardern, Politics Will Never Look the Same
For once, a politician who wasn’t afraid of fashion.
Dakar Street Style: A Photo Portfolio
The capital of Senegal has become a fashion center. But photographing stylish people going about their day isn’t as easy as clicking a button.
Zelensky Brings His Olive Green Sweatshirt to Congress
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine came to Washington wearing his reality on his sleeves.
Day 2: Your Ugly Christmas Sweater Is Beautiful in Its Own Way
The Times’s fashion director casts a discerning eye on this peculiar holiday tradition.
Adidas Cuts Forecast Again as It Contemplates Future for Yeezy Brand
The German sportswear company slashed its yearly forecast after dropping the popular Yeezy line over hate speech by its creator, Kanye West.
Adidas Lowers Earnings Forecast After Dropping Kanye West
The German sportswear company slashed its yearly forecast after dropping the popular Yeezy line over hate speech by its creator, Kanye West.