Hello hello! We hope 2007 was all you wanted it to be for you! We certainly had fun launching our blogazine, making new friends and discovering the talented, motivated and simply beautiful fashion and non-fashion personalities out there. Thanks to the individuals we had the privilege of interviewing who helped us raise our fashion, business, …
Africa + Nollywood Makes the List of “Eighty Things to Watch in 2008”
“JWT, “the largest advertising agency in the U.S. and the fourth-largest full-service network in the world,yesterday, [r]eleased its list of 80 things to watch in 2008.” Africa was #1 on their list to watch for “foreign investment and development in.” Borrowing Kelly Rowland’s line from her hit song, “bump like this,” we say, “Africa told …
“The Future . . .” is ‘Sole’ Sista Tosin Dekalu, Lawyer Turned Shoe Cobbler
As part of our pre-event coverage for “The Future Awards . . .” 2008, we selected some nominees we thought you would find interesting and will feature them until the event date scheduled for January 13th, 2008. We begin with a beautiful woman we think you will find quite interesting!Former Lawyer turned Shoe Cobbler,Tosin Dekalu, …
“The Future Awards . . .” 2008!
We are honored and delighted to affiliate our brand as media sponsor for a very important award show, “The Future . ..” Awards Nigeria 2008! We begin pre-coverage of the event with short interviews/profiles of some of the nominees by next week and into 2008!Organized by the Redstrat Public Relations Firm, the event which will …
“African Inspired” or Just Plain Stealing?
This 2007, we saw a global circulation of African fashions starting from Africa’s runways and extending to runways globally. Indeed, in our trend analysis of African fashions, we covered numerous Western and African designers cutting and shaping African prints into Western silhouettes; others incorporating African jewelries, scarves, head gears [gele] and much more in their …
Africa’s Handsome Trio Win Humanitarian Award in Paris
In 2006, three charismatic African men got together and decided to do their part to help make the world a better place. Matthew Mensah, Obaro Ibru and Femi Amure [United Nations WFP, Coordinator for Africa, Stop Hunger Division] chose fashion as the vehicle for change by launching “Catwalk the World Fashion for the Food” Campaign. …