Celebrating the Brilliant Woman in Business & Leadership + African Fashion
Eunice Omole, who was featured earlier this year as one of Ladybrille’s ’20 Influential African Women Entrepreneurs & Leaders in America to Watch in 2016,’ has been named host of a new show on Mo’Abudu’s EbonyLife TV. The show “Hello Africa” will see Omole interviewing some of Africa’s most inspirational and successful celebrities. Indeed, during …
Housed by Nigerian-American celebrity stylist Kanayo Ebi, Innocente Messy’s Mobaly collection features 15 essential trend led pieces inspired by the 1960’s MOD subculture. From defined silhouettes to exaggerated outwear with subtle accents and influences from West Africa. Designed by the talented Congolese and London college of fashion graduate Innocente Messy, her breakthrough line – the …
The Savannah College of Art and Design honors and celebrates the 35-year reign of the storied House of Herrera with an expansive dual museum exhibition of Herrera’s designs. “Refined Irreverence” opened simultaneously on Friday, May 20, 2016 at SCAD FASH Museum of Fashion + Film in Atlanta and at the SCAD Museum of Art in …
Celebrity and trendsetter Angela Simmons paid homage to British talent wearing nothing but UK designers in a recent social media post. The stunning ‘Growing Up Hip Hop’ reality star took to Instagram to celebrate all things British wearing the talented UK based Zimbabwean designer RAAAH with a stylish pair of Sophia Webster’s Chiara Butterfly Sandals. Styled by American-Nigerian celebrity …
National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC), the Harlem-based national media arts organization bringing quality stories about the Black experience to the public airwaves and Internet, has won two National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Art Works grants. NBPC will be awarded a total of $85,000 for its signature public television series AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange and 360 …
Two years ago, Taofick Okoya, the creator of Nigeria and Africa’s leading fashion doll line ‘Queens of Africa,’ made global headlines for outselling Mattel’s Barbie in his native Nigeria. Now, he is back in the news, this time for his bold declaration and disclosure of his intention to take on the U.S. fashion doll market. Citing …