Events, News

Notes from Columbia’s African Fashion Going Global Panel with Supermodel Oluchi & Fashion Indie’s Busie Matsiko

G. Kofi Annan, an occassional contributor to Ladybrillemag.com writes on his blog Annansi Chronicles his experience at Columbia University’s African Econmic Forum 2010. The forum covered many interesting topics but one we really had our eye on was the panel “African Fashion Going Global.” The Panel Synopsis- With the FIFA World Cup being hosted in South Africa …

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Lagos Carnival: 93,000 Locally Produced Costumes to be Displayed at Lagos Carnival 2010

The much talked about Lagos State Carnival which begins tomorrow will display over 93,000 costumes all made by local residents! In a press conference on March 30th, 2010 addressing hospitality and other logistics for the carnival, Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashiola thanked principals, instructors and students who worked for four months to produce the over …