Designer Nkwo Onwuka prepares to release her diffusion range ‘Afromania’ collection under the Nkwo label. Afromania is meant to be a line that is more affordable and accessible. “We had a great time shooting the photos for the look book/website. (I am) really excited about this range and it has excited a number of buyers …
Maki-Oh ‘Everything in Proportion’ Fall/Winter 2010 Collection
Ladybrillemag.com is loving the Maki-Oh debut collection for Fall/Winter 2010 by Amake Osakwe. Osakwe as demonstrated by debut collection is one to watch. The emerging designer collaborated with celebrated award-winning Nigerian artist, Nike Okundaye for Fall/Winter 2010 to produce an ‘Everything in Proportion’ themed collection. ‘Everything in Porportion’ by Maki-Oh/Amaka Osagwe
Ladybrillemag.com Says Shop ZULU ROSE ‘Travel Africa in Style’ Tank Top
For our globe trotting Ladybrillemag.com readers preparing for a trip to faraway shores, where the sun is always out, a hot item to buy now is the ZULU ROSE ‘Travel in Style’ tank top. The tank top item description says “empress rid(ing) fellow empress on a vespa thru Babylon in search of the colie.” We translated that …
Liz Yemoja Interviews DA GRIN- Africa’s Hottest Underground Hip-Hop Artist
The Liz Yemoja Show is a show that began on Youtube and is now televised on Africa’s BEN TV. The beautiful UK based host, Liz Yemoja, interviews one of the hottest underground rappers out of Africa, Nigeria’s DA GRIN.
Design Indaba Expo 2010 South Africa- February 26th-28th, 2010
Design Indaba Expo begins tomorrow in South Africa and we can’t wait to see what this year brings as creative minds worldwide converge to find design solutions to today’s problems.
Duro Olowu Ready-To-Wear Fall 2010: London Fashion Week Review
Designer Duro Olowu offered a breath of fresh air for his Fall 2010 ready-to-wear (RTW) London Fashion Week collection. Yes, we love Duro’s colorful African/non-African exotic colorful prints but do we want to dress that colorful all the time? No. This season, Olowu appeared to recognize the need for balance and flexibility in his collections when it …