Fashion Weeks

Video: Highlights from the 2015 Lagos Fashion & Design Week #LFDW2015

Lagos Fashion and Design Week (LFDW) is a multiday fashion event platform that aims to drive the Nigerian and ultimately, the African fashion industry; by bringing together buyers, consumers and the media to view the current collections of African designers in the fashion capital of Lagos, Nigeria. As a leading fashion event on the African …

Leadership

Pictures: 12 Participants Selected for Biola Alabi’s ‘Grooming for Greatness’ Program

The Grooming for Greatness fellowship program kicked off on October 22 after a search which received over 350 applications from Africans all over the world. The 12 lucky finalists selected spent 3 days gaining insight from accomplished speakers and engaging in actualization sessions to guide them on their leadership journey. Biola Alabi, the Managing Partner …

Podcast

LBW 030: Meet Toni Tones, Nollywood Actress, Musician and Photographer


Toni Tones is a talented and multifaceted woman with a passion for the creative arts. She discovered her passion as a young child and was allowed to explore her diverse talents. Today, she is a successful photographer, a singer-songwriter, a voice over artist and producer.

A graduate of The University of Lancaster in the United Kingdom where she studied Economics & Marketing, Toni Tones returned to Nigeria in 2009 with the intent to conquer all three worlds of music, film and photography. Her first foray was photography. Within three years of entering the photography industry, she successful made a name for herself and earned the recognition of Nigeria’s top corporate and creative brands as clients. By 2011, Toni Tones expanded her creative portfolio to add music to the mix. The following year, she added acting by landing a lead role as Halima in her first audition for the film ‘Gidi Culture.’

By 2013, she released her 1st single titled ‘I Know What You Like’ produced by Baby Fresh of Mavin Records.  The single helped attract attention for Tones as one to be taken seriously in the music industry.

Toni Tones joins Ms. Uduak, host of The Ladybrille Woman Podcast Show, in the 30th episode of the radio podcast show to discuss business leadership, breaking into the film, music and photography industry, financing her passion for the creative arts, her strong support system, her future and a lot more.  Listen and share with friends and family on and offline.

Where to Find Toni Tones.

Twitter: @iamTONITONES

Website: Toni Tones

Where to Find Host Ms. Uduak

Twitter: @uduaklaw

Website: www.msuduak.com

About the Ladybrille Woman Show

The LADYBRILLE WOMAN Show is the pioneer show for celebrating the brilliant woman (Ladybrille) and shinning the spotlight on African women entrepreneurs. The show features inspiring interviews from entrepreneurs with a heavy focus on women entrepreneurs. It also focuses on fashion law, marketing and promotions and business strategies. 

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Business

Fashion Business Series | Lagos Fashion & Design Week 2015

The fifth annual Lagos Fashion and Design Week began yesterday, October 28th, and ends October 31st, 2015. Of note is the reactivation of the fashion week’s ‘Fashion Business Series’ to discuss the business of fashion. Find more information and a schedule for the series below. Photo credit: Simon Deiner/SDR Photo. Photo description: Model walks the …