MOST women will agree nothing completes an African outfit like finding the right headpiece. These headpieces are often intricately wrapped and tend to be the most prominent piece on any African outfit ...

It might be seasonal, but African head wraps are very much a going thing in Guyana even though many who step out in the headgear are more enamoured of the fashion than of the culture and tradition.

DURHAM (WTVD) -- The colorful head wraps known as geles (pronounced gay-lays) are worn by many women as an expression of their connection to the African continent. Advocates consider them symbols of ...

The journey of African head wraps can be traced back for generations. This cultural, spiritual, and religious symbol made its way from the continent of Africa to the Caribbean and Latin America, ...

DURHAM (WTVD) -- Durham parents are protesting against Durham County Public Schools' dress code policy which they say discriminates and should be changed. They want their children to be able to wear ...

A handful of students at Durham, N.C.'s School for Creative Studies had planned to kick off Black History Month with a bang by wearing colorful head wraps reminiscent ...

Despite criticisms of “appropriation” of African cultures by designers like Dolce and Gabbana, Ms Chimutengwende wants to encourage fair-skinned women to embrace the influences of her home continent — ...

I first met Madeleine Laini on Mary-Jane Baxter's hugely popular millinery course at Kensington and Chelsea College. Madeleine is the eloquent and talented Designer and Creative Director at Kiyana ...

With a series of twists, turns and tucks, YasmineAbellard transforms a rectangular piece of African fabric into a pompadour-like wrap atop her head. She pairs the black and white patterned wrap with a ...

Gallery & House of Tafari Collection presents Wrap with Spirit: The Art & Fashion of African Head Wrapping on Thursday, April 18, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the New Bedford Art Museum. Participants can ...