Many non-Africans and Africans in the West really want to experiment with African fabrics but they have no idea where to begin. For many, myriad questions abound such as: 1) Are my only options the Kente or mud cloth? 2)What do African fabrics feel and look like? 2) where do you get them from? 3) …
Kenya and Nigeria Represent on America’s Next Top Model Cycle 12
African born Sandra from Kenya and Aminat from Nigeria are among thirteen contestants vying to be America’s Next Top Model in this seasons’s Cycle 12.If you haven’t watched the show in a while, it might be worth tuning in to see how Sandra and Aminat bring/add their African flavor to the show. Ladybrille MagazineFounded in …
Africa Fashion Week 2009, An Intercontinental Experience on a Global Scale
Inaugural Africa Fashion Week to bolster continental design industry Johannesburg, South Africa. The African fashion industry will be scoring the winning goal during the upcoming FIFA Confederations Cup in June, with the announcement of the inaugural Africa Fashion Week taking place in Johannesburg in June. African Fashion International (AFI), which runs Cape Town, Joburg and …
Design Indaba 2009: Karen Monk Klinjstra Winter Collection ’09
Winter Collection ’09 for Karen Monk Klijnstra was defined as “a cross-pollination of urban wasteland, recyclable fabrics, interesting textures and futuristic, psychedelic colours.” Photocredits: Simon Deiner/SDR Photo 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 …
West Africa’s Next Top Model Steps into the Heart of Africa [Nigeria]
For Immediate Release WEST AFRICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL STEPS INTO THE HEART OF AFRICA (NIGERIA) FOR 3 CASTINGS IN 3 MAJOR CITIES ON MONDAY, MARCH 9 IN PORT HARCOURT, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11 IN ABUJA AND ON SATURDAY, MARCH 14 2009 IN LAGOS NEW YORK, NY February 27, 2009 – The West Africa’s Next Top Model …
Design Indaba 2009, UNDACOVA Winter Collection ’09
Undacova is a newly launched label determined to put the “F” back in fun for men’s lingerie. They also have a women’s line. Photocredit: Simon Deiner/SDR Photo 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 …