Q&A with Pearl 1130 designer, Ade Yusuf
We were pleased to have the chance to chat with Pearl 1130 designer Ade Yusuf, about her new collection, Le Voyage! Read on to hear about her inspirations behind the beautiful prints as well as exciting upcoming plans! AfricaStyleDaily: This is Pearl 1130′s second collection (the first being Belle du Jour, correct me if I’m [...]
Franca Sozzani has plans for L’Uomo Vogue this Spring — and Africa it is. The Vogue Italia editor is planning an Africa-themed issue that will hit stands in May or June. Says Sozzani to StyleIte: “It will be about the presidents, it will be about the people. But in a very positive way. I don’t [...]
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The official designer line-up for the higly anticipated Arise Magazine Fashion Week has been announced! The 2nd annual fashion event will be held in Lagos again, and this time around will feature 77 designers. Among them will be favorites such as Jewel by Lisa and Mataano, as well as tons of up-and-comers representing from all [...]
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New York Fashion Week rolled up its catwalks yesterday, and the fashion crowd has dispersed and boarded flights to London for part two of the worldwide fashion extravaganza! We enjoyed seeing our favorite girls strut their stuff in New York like Ajak Deng and Herieth Paul, we really loved discovering new faces – thanks to [...]
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New York – Of the majority of editors that we see during New York Fashion Week, Nana Brew-Hammond consistently catches our eye. The Ghanaian beauty floats from show to show in effortlessly elegant pieces while greeting everyone from friends to fans with a warm greeting. This season, we went beyond our customary greeting to an [...]
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New York – As you exited the elevator to the penthouse space occupied by Idyl and Ayaan Mollahim for their Fall 2012 collection – you knew something big was going to happen. You were immediately greeted by rows of Iman Cosmetics gift bags. A few more steps in and you encountered dozens of chic New [...]
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New York: The emergence of game-changing African’s in New York City can count Ngozi Odita as one of it’s leaders. As the founder and Editorial Director of Society H.A.E, Odita has crafted one of a kind events that bring together hundreds of creatives from a cross section of countries, cultures and industries. Today, she is [...]
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Mimi Plange‘s clothes never fail to impress. The designer is known for her impeccable craftsmanship as well as her stunning design work, but what always intrigues us is how she consistently takes erudite, high-brow concepts and translates them to beautiful, wearable clothing. For the Fall/Winter collection, entitled “Labyrinth”, she takes her inspiration from surreal, [...]
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New York: The last paragraph of Style.com’s largely favorable review of Suno’s show reads: ‘It wasn’t all hits. A blue and red geometric motif wrap dress looked more like DVF than quirky Suno. But mistakes like that aside, the important thing is they’re figuring out ways to ensure that their relevance lasts longer than fashion’s [...]
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Fashion Week has gone full force into the weekend, presenting dozens upon dozens of shows in Lincoln Center and a myriad of other locations throughout the city! Here’s a report on the fab African models we spotted on the runways! Nana Keita did her thing for St. John (above)… …Herieth Paul is stomping furiously! She [...]
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