There is something about Lanvin’s Spring/Summer 2010 collection that reminds of Nigeria’s Emmy Collins refined yet fiercely independent point of view. 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, …
Givenchy: Morocco Obsessed, Paris Fashion Week Autumn/Winter ‘09/10
John Galliano, Alexander McQueen and Julien Macdonald are some of the magnificent talents that have gone through the House of Givenchy. Italian designer Ricardo Tisci joins the list with his Morocco inspired Autumn/Winter 2009/2010 collection which he showed at Paris Fashion Week. Tisci made North Africa his obsession as he displayed pant suits in off …
Mercedes-Benz Berlin Fashion Week, Black Coffee Spring/Summer 2010
South African designers Jacques van der Watt and Danica Lepen (Black Coffee), recipients of the 2009 Mercedes-Benz Award for South African Art and Culture, got the perks that come with winning such an award, the opportunity to show at Mercedes-Benz Berlin Fashion Week. Black Coffee on July 1st, 2009 at Berlin Fashion Week in BebelPlatz …
Front Row, Backstage @Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Berlin S/S 2010
Mercedes Benz Berlin Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2010 kicked off yesterday July 1st, 2009 and ends on July 4th, 2009. Needless to say, all the fashionistas and media are in the city scooping up what german designers have to offer. Check out some sightings of celebs and media personalities at the shows. German Top Model 2009 …
Arise Africa Fashion Week ’09, Ben Nonterrah
“The designs of Ben Nonterah are captivating with exquisite tailoring, interesting, vibrant prints and unique attention to detail. Working mainly with natural fabrics, each item is hand made, ensuring that no two items of clothing are the same. All the Nonterah garments are made in Ghana, thereby creating local employment while raising production standards and …