Nigerian Fashion label Jewel by Lisa owned by Lisa Folawiyo has become a highly coveted brand within Africa that also continues to gain momentum on the international front. On the international front, in the last few years alone, Jewel by Lisa has enjoyed numerous American celebrities rocking her designs and international fashion buzz. What is …
“For Autumn/Winter 2012, Rue 114 is proud to present the “Afua Bempomaa” collection named after the designer’s phenomenally stylish and eternally youthful mother, Mrs. Regina Afua Bempomaa Ohemeng-Asante. This collection presents a Rue twist on African fashion that relies less so on traditional prints and more so on intricate embroidery and bead work found throughout …
Mention Selfridges and the fashion world pays attention. Add “African fashion” on the racks of Selfridges next to global fashion brands like Gucci and the the global fashion industry stands still. What are African design brands doing at Selridges? Given the “hugely influential” power of Selridges, “Nigerian fashion in London, has its time come?” The …
NOTE: One of Ladybrille’s African luxury brand designers, Eki Orleans, will launch its Spring/Summer ‘Butterflies’collection at the Ndani Space Pop Up on the 2nd Floor at Selfridges this Saturday, 1st December 2012. “(November 28th, 2012) – Guaranty Trust Bank plc in collaboration with Style House Files, a creative development agency, have announced a partnership with Selfridges, UK, the …
The November issue of Vanity Fair Italia features an exciting editorial that captures the innovation and freshness coming out of Africa’s fashion industry. Particular fashion homage is paid to designers that showed at the just concluded 2012 MTN Lagos Fashion & Design Week. They include Jewel by Lisa, Tiffany Amber, Anitah Quinsah and Iconic Vanity. …