Ladies, especially those in Europe and America, have you ever tried buying African fabrics? They never seem to come with instructions! How frustrating is that? What do you do with them. Where is the back, where is the front? Should they be dry cleaned or machine washed? An online search generally comes up with scare …
Ivy league Makes Room for Fashion
Isaw this story at Fashion Week Daily and could not help but chuckle. Yale University honors Malcom Harris by renaming the Sankofa Group Award in his name. In addition, the award is said to epitomize Mal Sirrah, Inc.‘s tag line, fashion company owned by Harris, “with great personal luxury comes greater social responsibility.” I’m loving …
Ladies, Get Ready to Shop,Tinapa Style
Africa is bustling with so much excitement and the future for fashion businesses has never looked so brilliant! On April 2nd, 2007, the President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo commissioned the Tinapa Project. The $335 million Tinapa Project managed by the governor of Cross River State Donald Duke [Cross River state is located in the South …
How Much Would you Pay for an African Designer Label?
Balenciaga,Oscar De la Renta, Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, Ferragamo, Gucci, Galliano, YSL and the list goes on. Most of the fashion-forward would not think twice about spending the money on such high end brands. The reason is pretty simple. Spanish designer Cristobal Balenciaga, for example, who is now deceased, was known as a designer’s designer …
Dame Vivienne Westwood Inspires Fashion’s Future Minds
I spent my weekend meeting and interviewing Famed British Designer Dame Vivienne Westwood. She was honored at the San Francisco Academy of Art University. In attendance was also famed British designer Zandra Rhoades. Westwood was witty, funny, gutsy and very down to heart. Westwood is credited for heralding the punk movement as early as the …
Do African Youths have Buying Power?
How much buying power, if any, do African youths have, in Africa? Are American youths driving African inspired designs by Adidas? Recently, Adidas launched a limited collection of African inspired sports wear and apparel. The launch just adds to the already exciting “I love Africa” trend that has been ongoing. Adidas should be commended for …