Silk charmeuse, silk chiffons, silk taffetas and shwe shwe are some of the fabrics Stoned Cherrie played with for Fall 2009 at the ThisDay/Arise magazine: African Fashion Collective show. Inspired by the now deceased South Africa/African Music Icon, Miriam Makeba, Nkhensani Nkosi [designer behind Stoned Cherrie] did not hold back with beautiful bold colors reflected …
XULY BET: ThisDay/Arise Magazine, African Fashion Collective, Fall 2009
Xuly Bet having Grace Jones open his collection was the forecast into designs that screamed “Look at me!” for Xuly Bet’s Fall ’09. There were animal print fur coats, slinky maxi length tee shirt dress with Obama’s face on it, [latex leggings],blouses and dresses,velvet suits in red and black, charcoal denim jackets, jumpsuits and some …
MOMO: This/Day Arise Magazine, African Fashion Collective Fall 2009
In these very tough economic times where fashion designers have scaled back on shows at New York Fashion Week and some not show at all, for each African Fashion designer who showed at fashion week, there had to be something that made each one stand out when pitied against their American/International counterparts. Something memorable. Basically …
Tiffany Amber, ThisDay/Arise Magazine: African Fashion Collective Fall ’09
While major publications are hailing the arrival of African designers in New York; and highlighting Grace Jones on the runway, none have offered any real, much less meaningful analysis on the designs, trends and colors that these African designers showed at fashion week. Accordingly, we take the lead in doing so by starting with the …
African Fashion Collective: Ladybrille Exclusive Backstage and Front Row Pictures
The Africans invaded New York Fashion Week and brought a whole lot of attitude with them, thanks to ThisDay/Arise Magazine! We take you backstage with some exclusive photos from the event. More coverage to come both in pictures, words and Ladybrille TV. Oh, you don’t know me? Me! Allow me to introduce myself. I am …