Designers

Beyoncé Wears Nigerian Fashion Brand ‘Maki Oh’ in ‘Lemonade’ Visual Album

Over the weekend, April 23, 2016, American recording artist, songwriter and label owner Beyoncé released her new album ‘Lemonade’ through a 60-minute audio-visual television special on HBO. The following day, she made the album available as a digital download on Tidal, an online streaming service she co-owns with her husband Jay-Z. Lemonade is Beyoncé’s sixth …

Designers Fashion

Brilliant Collections: Let Your Inner Princess Out with Christie Brown Spring/Summer 2016

Who is the Christie Brown woman and what is her unique point of view? For Ghanaian Creative Director Christie Brown, the brain behind the Ghana based design house, she is a woman who seamlessly combines “modernity with tradition,” “contemporary with antique,” and “personal style with the right touch of Africa.” Staying consistent with her brand’s …

Business Leadership

Video: How Some of Nigeria’s Most Influential Women in Business Became Successful

Nigerian women have proven their grit in the areas of business and governance. Nigeria is home to female entrepreneurs such as Folorunsho Alakija, who according to Forbes is one of the richest women on earth, with an estimated net worth of $1.7 billion. The women featured on this show have overcome the numerous challenges faced …

Fashion

Nigeria’s Style Maven @DimejiAlara Goes Hollywood in New Movie Executive Produced by Nick Cannon

Paris-born, respected Nigerian fashion editor and stylist Dimeji Alara has been asked to join the American and South African co-production of ‘The Blue Mauritius.’ An action packed, international heist film in the vein of ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ and ‘The Italian Job.’ The film’s production is set to begin in August 2016 in Cape Town, with other …