Ladybrille’s Uduak Oduok gets the exclusive PRE-SHOW coverage of three of the designers that showed at Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week, Spring/Summer 2010. What is African fashion? Should a term like that even exist?
Eric Raisina, Lisa Folawiyo of Jewel by Lisa Folawiyo and David Tlale. Location: 1410 Broadway.
Arise: Promise of Africa Collective PRE-SHOW, Spring/Summer 2010 from Ladybrille on Vimeo.
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I am elated that these designers were able to show their work and represent a different kind of style. I would love to see some of these clothing in stores…