France said it would help struggling designers and artisans by creating a fashion bank and handing out state guarantees for loans, Industry Minister Christian Estrosi said Monday. The fashion industry, which the government sees as part of France’s cultural heritage, has been hit hard by the global spending slump with high-profile victims including Christian Lacroix …
Oprah named Most Popular on TV
Oprah Winfrey has reclaimed the title of being the most popular celebrity on TV in a new poll. The chat queen pipped Fox News Channel commentator Glenn Beck in the survey headed by Harris Poll. Jay Leno, who was recently named to return as host of “The Tonight Show” in place of Conan O’Brien, bagged …
African National Congress Launches Leather Jackets, Designer Thula Sindi Won’t be Caught Dead in Them!
South Africa National Congress just launched a line of leather jackets meant to inspire a sense of identity among South Africans. The verdict? A mixed review from the design community. “I wouldn’t be caught dead in them, it all just looks like patchwork,” said Designer Thula Sindi to BBC regarding the jackets. “They failed to use colour wisely…this makes the …
Nollywood, Gollywood, Make Way for Sierra Leone’s Sollywood!
“In a few years, people won’t be talking about Hollywood or Bollywood or Nollywood. People will be talking about Sollywood in Sierra Leone,” says musician, producer, director and screen writer Jimmy Bangura aka Jimmy, about Sierra Leone’s emerging film industry. Jimmy B. is the pioneer of Sierra Leone’s film industry helping to redefine the image of Sierra …
‘Babes About Town’- Mom & Dads Get Out there, Recover your Cool and Rediscover your City!
Ladybrille mom and dads, there is a new blog in town called Babes about Town that we think you will absolutely love! Babes about Town is a city guide and a social network blog connecting hip/urban mommies and daddies raising kids from 0-5years. The blog creatd by an equally hip mom is all about helping …
Liberia President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf to Seek Second Term
“Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has said she intends to seek a second term of office, despite promises to only serve one six-year term. The 71-year-old president said she wanted to end the speculation about her intentions in 2011. Her spokesman Cyrus Badio said she had not realised before the 2005 poll how much work …