Every piece in Hazel Aggrey-Orleans’ Orleans Designs 2010 Autumn/Winter JAHAN collection, which is full of spicy earthy tones mixed with sharp layers, is to die for! Her brilliant colorful beautifully constructed garments are the perfect choice for any Ladybrille woman. One of our favorite pieces, the Wool Nana coat with burnt orange asymmetrical collar and …
New York African Film Festival “Independent Africa” Kicks off April 7th, 2010
The Film Society of Lincoln Center and African Film Festival, Inc. (AFF) present “Independent Africa,” the 17th annual New York African Film Festival (NYAFF), which will celebrate the 50th anniversary of 17 African nations’ (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Cote D’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, …
Stephanie Okereke on Seven Stage with Meryl Streep (Pictures)
Ladybrillemag.com reported Nollywood darling Stephanie Okekere’s appearance on the SEVEN stage with Meryl Streep and Archie Panjab and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. We’ve got the pictures from the event. Congratulations to Stephanie, Archie, Meryl Streep and all the wonderful women involved in this project.
L’Absence Screens at New York African Film Festival on April 7th, 2010
“Adama is a successful scientist living in Paris. After 15 years away, he travels to his hometown in Senegal to visit his aged grandmother and his semi-deaf mute sister, Aicha. Aicha is still traumatized by their mother’s death, who died as she was giving birth to her. But the true extent of Aicha’s mental state …
‘The Figurine Araromire’ Screens at New York African Film Festival on April 8th, 2010
The Figurine (Araromire) by Kunle Afolayan The Figurine is a “multicultural look at the essence of tradition, friendship, betrayal, and love, transcending the ancient and the modern-day. Two buddies and a girl, all down on their luck, find their lives changed after one of them discovers a mysterious figurine in an abandoned shrine. According to …
Après l’océan Screens at the New York African Film Festival on April 9th, 2010
In a Spanish port, Shad sells crack and Otho drives a cab without a license. Both dream of one day returning to their Ivory Coast homeland as triumphant benefactors and heroes. But a police raid separates their fates. Otho, deported, returns empty-handed. Shad runs from the authorities, and, in England, Shad comes across Tango, a …