Innovation remains one of the hallmarks of a great designer. Gavin Rajah has such innovativeness. Each season it is clear Rajah challenges himself and pushes the creative envelope to produce must have designs fitting for every Ladybrille woman’s wardrobe. For Winter 2009, for Rajah, it was all about, ‘African Pride.’ Inspired by Victorian novelist Sir …
Audi-Joburg Fashion Week, Winter 2009-Nigerian Fashion Show
While prior Audi-Joburg Fashion Weeks have primarily featured South African designers, this year’s opened it to other African countries. One country which took advantage to showcase their works, in front of national and international buyers and press,was Nigeria. Four Nigerian designers which included Bayo Adegbe of Modela brought a strong ‘wow!’ factor to Audi Joburg …
Audi Joburg Fashion Week, Winter 2009-Fabiani
Audi Joburg Fashion Week, Winter 2009 did something different this year. They moved their fashion week schedule up to permit designers to get their designs in retail stores and fashion magazines in a timely fashion. It appears designers were ready and able to meet the challenge. One such design label that met and executed superb …
This Day/Arise Magazine African Fashion Collective 2009 Kicks Off New York Fashion Week!
Ladybrille reported, first, on the showing of This Day/Arise Magazine at New York Fashion Week, Fall 2009. IMG/Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week just released the schedule for Fall 2009 and ThisDay/Arise Magazine: African Fashion Collective 2009 will kick off one week long of fashion shows at Bryant Park with their show on February 13th, 2009. ThisDay will …
Nigeria Fashion Week 2008 Gets An Upgrade
Nigeria Fashion Week has definitely seen an upgrade. The producer of the show Lexy Mojo Eyes must have heard our criticism from Nigeria Fashion Week 2007 because they definitely stepped up their game this year. The event and the designers who showed give us hope that Nigeria can be competitive both locally and internationally on …