Joburg Fashion Week, as part of fashion week, kicked off with four FAST TRACK shows designed to showcase the new generation of fashion students preparing to take the industry by storm. There were many who showed but a standout for us is young designer Laura Kass. Kass presented a fresh collection showing strong strength in …
African Designers: Duro Olowu Fall 2011 Ready to Wear Collection (Pictures)
What a beautiful collection by Duro Olowu for his Fall 2011 collection. Great use of prints and colors. Silhouettes are absolutely sexy given his cut on the bias; and his clever print combination, innovative. Ladybrille MagazineFounded in 2007, Ladybrille® Magazine is a California based pioneer digital publication demystifying the image of Africans in the west …
Joburg Fashion Week: Behind the Scenes -Hair, Makeup, Venue, Ramp (Pictures)
Ladybrille MagazineFounded in 2007, Ladybrille® Magazine is a California based pioneer digital publication demystifying the image of Africans in the west through contemporary African fashion and celebrating the brilliant woman in business and leadership, with an emphasis on the African woman in the diaspora. Our coverage includes stories on capital, access to markets, expertise, hiring …
Joburg Fashion Week: Campaign Images
New York Fashion Week wraps up this week and South Africa gets into its Joburg Fashion Week event. We kick off our Joburg Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2011 coverage with some brilliant campaign pictures from AFI courtesy Simon Deiner/SDR Photo. Ladybrille MagazineFounded in 2007, Ladybrille® Magazine is a California based pioneer digital publication demystifying the image …
Africa Inspired Designers: SUNO NY Fall/Winter 2011 (Pictures)
SUNO NY showed its Fall/Winter 2011 during this New York Fashion Week Fall season. The designers give us so much to work with from hair and fabric textures, colors and diverse range of silhouettes. What’s neat is the collection is actually inspired by “old ladies” and old ladies never looked so brilliant! Ladybrille MagazineFounded in …
African Designers: Mimi Plange ‘Scarred Perfection’ Fall/Winter 2011 (Pictures)
Ghanaian owned Boudoir D’Huitres who now rebrands as Mimi Plange showed its Fall/Winter 2011 collection this New York Fashion Week. The collection called ‘Scarred Perfection’ is inspired by the traditional religious sacrifices conducted in many African countries. Ladybrille MagazineFounded in 2007, Ladybrille® Magazine is a California based pioneer digital publication demystifying the image of Africans …