To move Nigeria’s fashion industry forward, necessarily, there has to be a lot more design innovation and versatility even in ready-to-wear collections. The Phunk Afrique Spring/Summer 2012 collection had us wondering what exactly the label was thinking this season. The global fashion reference and nod to the 1970s glam and color sophistication was present but …
Spring is a season we expect a rebirth, a vibrant and energetic sexiness in fashion. With the recently completed New York, Paris and London Fashion Weeks, among other relevant fashion markets, we saw this rebirth. Press, buyers and fashionistas alike saw lots of references to the 70s, vibrant colors, color blocking, colorful platform shoes in …
“Adama Amanda Ndiaye is the designer behind the label Adama Paris. Born in Kinshasa, Congo, to Senegalese diplomat parents, the well-travelled young creative embodies the multi-cultural designer of the new millennium. Adama currently shares her time between Dakar, Los Angeles and Paris and it is in these metropolitan cities that Adama finds her inspiration. Adama …
The MTN Lagos Fashion and Design Week is right around the corner! Check out details of the upcoming four day event below: “MTN, in conjunction with Style House, will launch the first ever MTN Lagos Fashion and Design Week (LFDW) on October 26th 2011 in Lagos, Nigeria. The 4-day event will see the Eko Hotel …
Nigerian label Rebirth launches the ‘YOU’ collection. YOU is a testament to the ReBirth ideology of timeless, functional design. Versatile and diverse, the collection runs the gamut from light to dark, classic to contemporary, taking into account the lifestyle of the modern woman with an emphasis on transitional dressing. Fusing traditional craftsmanship and modern techniques, …
“She is the founder and creative director of Jewel by Lisa, a brand that specialises in Ankara textiles, the vibrant wax-resist dyed fabrics characteristic of West Africa and widely used across the continent. These clothes, originally based on traditional Indonesian batik and formerly known as Dutch wax, have been popular in Nigeria for generations. “Our …