A Kenya Style Staple Debuts in U.S
Mombasa, Kenya – For forty years, the sleek canvas sneakers known as Kenya Vintage (seen in photo above) have been a staple in Kenya. The unisex shoe, favored by men, is crafted from all natural cotton’s and rubbers culled from Kenya. For the first time, the shoe is being made available for purchase in the [...]
Fashion week is not complete without us, the media: fashion bloggers, magazine editors and photographers. As we have come to see over the years, bloggers are the new front-row at fashion shows. In the recent years, bloggers have earned fashion street cred, walking and working hand in hand with the editors. I managed to get [...]
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Loincloth and Ashes redefined African prints when they showcased their Autumn/Winter 2012 collection recently. I couldn’t help but notice everyone’s jaw dropping in the packed Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week-JoBurg tent. The brand’s utilization of the African print was innovative and fresh, changing the way people see and wear African prints. The collection was very wearable boasting [...]
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DRAMATIC! That was the starting sequence of some of the most memorable shows at the first ever Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Jo Burg. The four day fashion extravaganza showcases the very best of South African designers and upcoming talent in the field of fashion. Avant It was the first I heard or seen of the [...]
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Lagos, Nigeria - Today, Africa Fashion Week ended off as it started: dramatically. Audiences were treated to a style spectacular that began in one tent with a strong line up of designers and ended in a larger tent, complete with performances and cameos on the runway by Alek Wek, hair stylist Mr. Sarpong and a [...]
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Lagos, Nigeria: Day three was full of the best aspects of AMFW – amazing designers. We saw up to twenty-three designers who are rooted in the continent but based across the globe. From the eclectic chic pieces of William Okpo to the sultry silhouettes of Maki Oh, we were blown away by the level of [...]
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Fabiani is a menswear brand famous in Southern Africa for its quality and unique tailoring. With over 25 years since its inception Fabiani has grown to become one the leading menswear retailers in a continent where there’s a shortage of menswear designers. The brand’s Autumn/Winter collection was showcased at the stylish Hydepark Corner, in Johannesburg. [...]
Continue reading …AMFW Day 1 Show Reviews: Davide, Jil, Poisa, Christie Brown, PhunkAfrique & More
March 10, 2012 No Comment
Lagos, Nigeria – Day 2 of Arise Magazine Fashion Week displayed a fresh array of talents. Over one dozen designers from the UK to Mozambique showed off a series of dynamic – and not so dynamic – collections. Check out images and our reviews of the shows on the following page. (More images to come [...]
Continue reading …Ones To Watch: Top Twenty Designers We Plan On Seeing At ARISE Fashion Week
March 7, 2012 No Comment
Lagos, Nigeria – This year, ARISE Magazine is launching their Second Annual fashion show with a bang. From the Continent to the UK to the US, they’ve hand picked over 70 designers to show at the Federal Palace Hotel in Nigeria. We’ve already received the schedule which details shows starting at 4 pm and [...]
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If you haven’t heard of the name Adebayo Oke-Lawal, you better take note now, I have a strong feeling you will be hearing and seeing him a lot this year. Oke-Lawal is the young creative director behind Orange Culture. The brand released a menswear summer collection titled “Summer Quirk” not so long ago and is [...]
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Sophie Okonedo, NigeriaActress
Barack Hussein Obama, KenyaPresident of the United States of America
Flaviana Matata, TanzaniaModel/Miss Tanzania
Wale, NigeriaRap Artist
Gugulethu Mbatha-Raw, South AfricaActress
