After designing clothes, pop star-turned-fashion designer Victoria Beckham may soon design a hotel as she has been reportedly offered $40 million to do so. Contactmusic.com reports that the former Spice Girls singer was personally approached by a higher authority to lend her talents to the project when Victoria, 35, and her 34-year-old husband David holidayed …
France Backs Fashion Bank for Crisis-Hit designers
France said it would help struggling designers and artisans by creating a fashion bank and handing out state guarantees for loans, Industry Minister Christian Estrosi said Monday. The fashion industry, which the government sees as part of France’s cultural heritage, has been hit hard by the global spending slump with high-profile victims including Christian Lacroix …
African National Congress Launches Leather Jackets, Designer Thula Sindi Won’t be Caught Dead in Them!
South Africa National Congress just launched a line of leather jackets meant to inspire a sense of identity among South Africans. The verdict? A mixed review from the design community. “I wouldn’t be caught dead in them, it all just looks like patchwork,” said Designer Thula Sindi to BBC regarding the jackets. “They failed to use colour wisely…this makes the …
Liberia President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf to Seek Second Term
“Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has said she intends to seek a second term of office, despite promises to only serve one six-year term. The 71-year-old president said she wanted to end the speculation about her intentions in 2011. Her spokesman Cyrus Badio said she had not realised before the 2005 poll how much work …
Rapper Naeto C-Headline Performer 2010 Harvard Africa Business Conference
We can’t get enough of Naeto C here at Ladybrille. We received in our inbox some great news for Ladybrille USA readers and fans of Naeto C. The hot American born Naeto C prepares to storm Boston this February as healine performer at the annual Harvard Africa Business Conference. Naeto C who is currently pursuing …