South Africa Fashion Week (SAFW) Autumn/Winter 2019 held last month, kicked off with a womenswear collections of eight finalists of its New Talent Search. The initiative, which began as the New Designer Collections in 1998 has been the launchpad for rising stars. One such notable star is David Tlale who won the award in 2003 …
The Jo Maxwell Show produced and hosted by British-Nigerian Jo Maxwell is back with season two. Maxwell kicked off season two last month with a luxurious launch party at the Hilton Hotel in Paddington. The launch party included guests from the show, media representatives, influencers as well as her fans and supporters. The Jo Maxwell …
African viewers will be at the forefront of the latest fashion and lifestyle trends following the announcement of a strategic partnership between Fashion One LLC, the New York-based international fashion, entertainment and lifestyle television network, and Virtual Xchange Group, Africa’s leading creative, production and events company. Through the agreement, Virtual Xchange Group and Fashion One …
Meet Elizabeth Marami, Kenya’s first female marine pilot and a very energtic and inspiring figure. Marami was on her way to law school when she deferred her law studies to study Marine Technology, and since then, as she puts it she has “never looked back.” Marami shares her journey, challenges, successes, ambitions and hopes with …
New African Magazine has released its list of 100 Most Influential Africans. For the first time since publishing the list, there is an equal amount of men and women featuring in this year’s one hundred. Although this year’s listing is dominated by entries from Nigeria and Kenya, outstanding personalities from several other African countries are …
With menswear moving from out of the shadow of ladies wear, South Africa Fashion Week has realized the necessity of a menswear designer competition to support emerging menswear labels in their breakthrough into the fashion industry’s competitive market. Delivering world class sophistication, the winner of the Scouting Menswear will receive mentorship and business support valued …