Patrica Mbela was one of Ladybrille’s 2008 Top 20 Africans. She shows her designs on January 17th, 2009 at the Africa House. Mbela runs one of the top design houses in Kenya called House of Agano. She received her degree in fashion design in England yet returned to Kenya to build her fashion Empire. Today, …
Nigerian Fashion and Accesory Designers
One of the inquiries we get quite often is “who are the top Nigerian fashion designers you recommend?” We decided to revisit a list of the recurring names in Nigeria’s fashion industry within and outside the country. We’ve also included a few accesory designers we absolutely love! Accesories Jewelry by Anne [London/Lagos] Onna Ehrlich [Los …
Project Runway’s Korto Momolu to Design Michelle Obama’s Inauguration Gown?
Word has it that Ladybrille’s
Korto Momolu a Step Closer to Winning Project Runway Season 5!
The challenge was to have the designers design for each other while tuning into their musical abilities to create an outfit that was designed by a specific musical genre [pop, punk, hip-hop, rock n roll and country]. Korto had never designed a punk outfit, much less done so in menswear. Yet, she showed her creativity …
Will Korto Momolu Make it to New York Fashion Week?
As we at Ladybrille prepare for the exciting week of shows at the upcoming New York Fashion Week, Spring 2009, one of the pressing questions on our minds is whether Korto Momolu will make it to New York Fashion Week? Will she debut her collection at the prestigious event? The Project Runway Season finale show …