Ngozi aka “Zizi” Cardow is an intriguing personality. In fact, spend a minute with Zizi and you get the sense she enjoys the curiosity many have about her work and the fact that she cannot be quickly categorized into a box, especially with her designs. Ladybrille MagazineFounded in 2007, Ladybrille® Magazine is a California based …
Lanre Da Silva Ajayi, Couture Fashion Week, Spring/Summer 2010
Couture Fashion Week was held at the prestigious Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. In attendance were some of Nigeria’s leading personalities like Betty Irabor, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of Genevieve Magazine and Ruth Osime,ThisDay Newspaper. The stage was set and the first designer to display her collection was Lanre Da SIlva Ajayi (LDA). Ladybrille …
Adebayo Jones, BEFFTA Best Male Designer Nominee
BEFFTA Awards which stands for Black Entertainment, Film, Fashion and the Arts, is the first of its kind Awards show in the United Kingdom honoring the works of exceptional talent in the Black community, talents who would otherwise be ignored by mainstream award shows. Two of Nigeria’s designers are vying for the Best Male Designer …
Yemi Okunsoya, BEFFTA Awards Best Male Designer Nominee
BEFFTA Awards which stands for Black Entertainment, Film, Fashion and the Arts, is the first of its kind Awards show in the United Kingdom honoring the works of exceptional talent in the Black community, talents who would otherwise be ignored by mainstream award shows. Two of Nigeria’s designers are vying for the Best Male Designer …
Chado Ralph Rucci, Spring/Summer 2010 Mercedes Benz New York fashion Week
The runway could have easily been seats at the world’s best symphony orchestra show with Chado Ralph Rucci superbly playing the roles of composer and conductor as he executed with precision and much grace hair, makeup, acccessories, models and designs. His ultimate execution reminding you of the powerful strength of an orchestra when strings, brass, …
Cesar Galindo, Spring/Summer 2010 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
It has been since the 1980s when Cesar Galindo moved from his native Houston, Texas to New York. Nevertheless, Houston’s high society and fashion-forward continue to support him, in full force and indeed many were in attendance at the designer’s Spring/Summer 2010 showing which was held at the swanky M2 Ultra Lounge located on 530 …