Designers

Look Book: Sindiso Khumalo, Spring/Summer 2013

SINDISO KHUMALO is a womenswear brand with a strong focus on contemporary textile print design. The brand combines bold African graphics with a sophisticated minimalist construction. The concept behind SINDISO KHUMALO is based on how the fashion textiles industry can create new possibilities and future collaborations between Africa and the global fashion environment. “Our vision …

Designers

Look Book: Duaba Serwa, ‘Preciosa’ Spring/Summer 2013

Rising Ghanaian design star Nelly Hagan Aboagye delights us with her Spring/Summer 2013 collection titled ‘Preciosa’ under her label Duaba Serwa. Enjoy. For Ladybrille readers on the continent interested in purchasing her designs, find her contact details at the bottom of this post.   Photography by Shooting the Breeze Photography by Sefa Nkansa and Ofoe …

Film

African Cinema: WATCH Chapters 3 & 4 of the Exciting Movie Series Adams Apples, a Movie About 21st Century Ghanaian Women (Video)

If you missed chapters 1 & 2, click here to catch up. “Adams Apples is a 10 chapter cinema movie series created and directed by Shirley Frimpong-Manso and produced by Ken Attoh. It is set in the hustle and bustle of the city of Accra and its suburbs with glimpses of the exciting metropolis of …

Film

African Cinema: WATCH Tunde Kelani’s ‘Yoruba E Ronu’ Musical (Video)

Tunde Kelani releases a musical work’Yoruba E Ronu’ adapted from Hubert Ogunde’s ‘Yoruba Ronu’ composed forty years ago. For Ladybrille’s feature on Tunde Kelani, click here. “Tunde Kelani holds a Diploma in the Art and Technique of Filmmaking from the London International Film School, London. After many years in the Nigerian Film Industry as a …

News

Patricia Bebia Mawa Receives the 2013 Martin Luther King DreamKeeper Award

Patricia Bebia Mawa, President of Planet Africa Group, Host and Producer of Planet Africa Television, a weekly series on OMNI TV and on syndication networks in Europe and Africa, has received the distinguished DreamKEEPERS Life Achievement Award at the Government Conference Centre in Ottawa. Honoured for being a leading communicator, she is also the Editorial …

Designers Events

Africa Style NOW: Actor Jaime Foxx Rocks Ozwald Boateng to UK Premiere of ‘Django Unchained’

Actor Jamie Foxx attends the UK Premiere of ‘Django Unchained’ at the Empire Leicester Square on January 10, 2013 in London, England. For his red carpet appearance, Foxx rocked this indigo suit by British Ghanaian Ozwald Boateng. He provided a nice contrast by pairing the suit with a turquoise shirt and finishing it off with …