Lookbook: (Photos & Video) Sizzling Hot Swimwear Collection by Andrea Iyamah

There is nothing as beautiful as when an African owned and operated fashion brand understands its central creative message and delivers on its promise without sacrificing functionality and aesthetics. Everything about the Andrea Iyamah brand says they “get it” and it is the perfect hot collection to jumpstart your week. Enjoy the visuals and be …

Are Black Women Being Hypocritical? Africa’s LADY Gaga, DENCIA, Defends Selling Whitenicious on BBC and UK’s Channel 4

Okay Ladies. I shared this story, initially, about Dencia on my other platform www.africamusiclaw.com. However, as Dencia continues to gain even more momentum with her Whitenicious product, I wonder what your impressions are of her statements defending her ability to sell her skin lightening cream? Dencia, to me, also raises a valid point about what …

Video | Kenya’s Ajuma Nasenanya Sets Up Africa’s First International Modeling Agency?

I thought the likes of Oluchi Onweagba-Orlandi (Nigeria) and Belinda Baidoo (Ghana) were already the forerunners of modeling agencies in Africa with dealings on the international front; but with the way Kenya’s television couches it, it would seem Ajuma is the first. Congratulations to Ajuma, nevertheless, on her new fashion business venture. Ladybrillers, watch and …

Ladybrille Fashion News| Rosario Dawson Helps Put African Fashion on Global Map, Ethiopia’s Growing Global Fashion Sales & More News

Fashion business, African fashion and fashion news in general you should know. Forget ‘African-Inspired.’ Rosario Dawson Is Turning the Spotlight on African Fashion Designers Ethiopia’s clothes firms aim to fashion global sales No Namibian Fashion Show for ‘Vintage Guru’ ‘Nelson Mandela inspired my clothing collection’: South African start-up breaks into the London … National Museum …

Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Joburg Begins Today, What is the State of African Fashion?

Africa Fashion International’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Joburg kicks off today. What do you all think is the state of Africa’s fashion industry today? We’ve seen many fashion brands come and go. The concern over the over-saturation of fashion weeks seems to be dissipating, primarily because there has been no real sustainable business model for the …

Video | Supermodel Ajuma Nasenyana Speaks on Modeling in Kenya

Supermodel Ajuma Nasenyana, former athlete turned super model, shares her journey into modeling, and what she believes the future looks like for Kenya’s modeling industry. -Uduak Oduok 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 …