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Side view of the Alara hand-dyed Adire maxi dress in Terracotta Sand, a resort wear dress in light cotton crepe

What to Pack for a Beach Vacation: Resort Wear Dresses and Styling Ideas

September 8, 2026

Notes from the atelier, on the one part of a holiday you can actually control before you leave. Packing for a beach holiday goes wrong in the same way every... Read more...

Woman wearing the Alara hand-dyed Adire backless maxi dress in Golden Marigold

How to Wear a Backless Dress: Styling, Bras and Occasion Ideas

September 8, 2026

Notes from the atelier, on a dress we design, photograph and wear ourselves. A backless dress is the piece people fall for in a photograph and then hesitate over in... Read more...

Amber raffia teardrop earrings worn with a hand-dyed indigo halter dress

How to Wear Statement Earrings with African Print

August 30, 2026

Most styling advice about statement earrings assumes you are wearing something plain. Put on the little black dress, add the big earrings, done. It is easy advice because the outfit... Read more...

Hand-woven raffia earrings in terracotta, cobalt, teal and saffron, made in Nigeria

What Is Raffia? The Palm Fibre Behind Hand-Woven African Jewellery

August 30, 2026

Raffia is having a moment: in hats, in bags, in the earrings everyone suddenly seems to be wearing. But most people who buy it could not tell you what it... Read more...

The Adire jumpsuit — Liyah palazzo in Royal blue, hand-dyed in Abeokuta

The Adire jumpsuit · three characters of the same silhouette

April 21, 2026

Three Adire jumpsuits cut from hand-dyed Yoruba cloth: the classic, the cutout, the palazzo. Fit notes, styling, and how to choose yours. Read more...