Agbani Darego is not your ordinary Nigerian fashion model. Trying to relegate her to such category would simply be a futile exercise. For millions of Blacks worldwide, the fashion model’s win as Miss World 2001 represented a victory for both Nigeria and Black women. Her win reaffirmed the saying “black is beautiful” and remains a …
Warebi Martha Ebigbabor
Warebi Martha is a common household name in Nigeria and a very familiar face on South Africa’s runway shows. She is fierce model whose looks and work ethics has gained her a . The model who was also a nominee for the 2009 “Future Awards,” prepares to launch her jean clothing line Fableux jeans. Ladybrille …
Michelle Obama Sophie Theallet Ghana Style
The dust has settled a bit from this past weekend when the Obamas visited Ghana, West Africa. While we of course hoped Michelle Obama would rock a Ghanian designer outfit because of its implications on a global level about Africa, truth be told, the turnaround time appeared quite short to achieve that goal. Ladybrille MagazineFounded …
Oluchi Onweagba-Orlandi, Naija Model on the Move!
African models are at the heart of its thriving fashion industry. Iman, Liya Kebede, Alek Wek are some of the names that really showed Africans are fashionable. Similarly, on the international and local scene, Nigerian models are painting the world green, white, green. An example is Nigeria’s Supermodel Oluchi Onweagba-Orlandi. Oluchi’s emergence on the runway …
LDA by Lanre Da Silva Ajayi
Lanre Da Silva Ajayi is a designer whose point of view can easily be misunderstood in a place like Nigeria without the right models, hair, makeup and the right platform to make every element of her designs come to life. A devotee of the Victorian era, Da Silva’s designs tend to be full of floor …
Cosmetics & Fragrances in Nigeria
Personalities like Coco Chanel, Elizabeth Arden, Max factor and Estee lauder paved the way for designer driven cosmetics and fragrances in the USA and worldwide. Likewise, new Nigerian entrepreneurs like Banke Meshida Lawal,Toni Payne-Akande and Tara Fela-Durotoye are attempting to mirror their legendary American counterparts in creating their own cosmetics and fragrance lines attached to their …