Donna Green-Goodman has been gracious enough to give away an autographed copy of her book, “Somethin’ to Shout About” to one lucky Ladybrille reader! A book filled with straight talk about her experiencewith breast cancer and how she fought and overcame it! To enter contest you must do all of the following: E-mail: contest@ladybrille.comInclude your …
Breast Cancer Survivor Has “Somethin’ to Shout About!”
It was really a normal day for me. I was a 37 year old educated woman working in a professional job and taking care of my husband and son. I went for my annual May gynecological exam and my gynecologist suggested that we do a mammogram on a lump that we had been following for …
What do you Call a Bustier that Takes 280hours to Make?
What do you call a bustier that takes up to 280 hours to make, consists of around 3000 individual items, is linked individually by hand with all crystals and is also glued individually by hand? Wearable art. “These are actually works of art, not items of clothing, but they can be worn, as long as …
Ladybrille Woman of the Month, Amabel Niba
Ifirst got introduced to this young woman through her husband, Elvis Niba, at the Nollywood Foundation Convention event 2006. He solicited me to contribute as a journalist for her bi-monthly publication, African Vibes Magazine [AVM]. I subsequently met Amabel and I was and remain impressed with her passion, drive and her commitment to the growth …
Christian Lacroix Says You Better Work that African Headgear!
Happy Friday! Paris Fashion week has been churning some beautiful designs. One designer we ‘heart’ is Christian Lacroix. Lacroix’s Spring/Summer 2008 pret-a -porter collections said in a very colorful way to the fashion world and ‘fashionistas’ globally, “you better work it with the West African head wrap!” If you don’t have a head wrap, ask …