Music

Video: BEYONCÉ Explains Why She Sampled Nigerian Author Chimamanda Adichie’s Speech in Her Album

“I was scrolling through videos about feminism on Youtube and I ran across this video of this incredible Nigerian author, Chimamanda Adichie. Everything she said is exactly how I feel.” “My message in this album was finding the beauty in imperfection. I had this image of this trophy and me accepting these awards and kind …

Business

VIDEO: Watch Tory Burch Interview on The Business of Fashion with Imran Ahmed

This week, Bing Trends released a report letting us know Tory Burch was one of the most searched designers in 2013. Burch has enjoyed success in the fashion industry, been plagued with contentious lawsuits and has also aggressively pursued others infringing on her trademark. In this conversation below with the Business of Fashion’s Founder and …

Business

Video: Watch Nigerian Celebrity Luxury Jewerly Designer Chris Aire’s Inspiring Story on Becoming a Global Brand

Nigerian celebrity luxury jewelry designer Chris Aire, who is a Ladybrille Man of the Month alumni, was recently featured on CNN African Voices. His interview is quite indepth, inspiring and insightful on how he broke into the luxury jewelry business and became a highly coveted global brand. Enjoy.

Business Fashion

Photos & Video: Introducing Nigerian Rapper Eva Alordiah’s Makeup by Orsela BEAUTY Brand

Eva Alordiah is better known for taking Nigeria/Africa’s music industry by storm with her rap skills, bold lyrics and strong style sense. But, did you know she is also the founder of a cosmetic line and makeup school called Makeup by Orsela? Makeup by Orsela describes some of the services it offers: Professional Services We …

Events

‘Fashion Fusion’ 2013 Empowering Young Designers to Hold December 19th, 2013 at Oriental Hotel Lekki Lagos

#FASHIONFUSION2013, scheduled for 19th December 2013 at Oriental Hotel,Lagos is the first of its kind. This youthempowerment initiative targeted at empowering aspiring young designers that have ventured into the fashion industry.The event will be creatively organized to showcase thecolorfulness and creativity of our Nigerian youthdesigners and models, with side attractions like artisteperformance and comedy show. …

Events

theFashionSpot Announces Winners of ‘The Tiffies ’, the First Annual tFS Style Awards @fashion_spot

LOS ANGELES, CA – (December 2013) — TotallyHer Media’s theFashionSpot (tFS) (www.thefashionspot.com), the web’s largest fashion-focused community and fashion editorial site, announces today the winners of its first annual tFS Style Awards, ‘The Tiffies’, recognizing exceptional contributions in the world of fashion. After seeing informal award versions on its by-invitation-only forum of over 70,000 fashion …