Ladybrille reported, first, on the showing of This Day/Arise Magazine at New York Fashion Week, Fall 2009. IMG/Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week just released the schedule for Fall 2009 and ThisDay/Arise Magazine: African Fashion Collective 2009 will kick off one week long of fashion shows at Bryant Park with their show on February 13th, 2009. ThisDay will …
Patricia Mbela of House of Agano to Show at New York’s Africa House
Patrica Mbela was one of Ladybrille’s 2008 Top 20 Africans. She shows her designs on January 17th, 2009 at the Africa House. Mbela runs one of the top design houses in Kenya called House of Agano. She received her degree in fashion design in England yet returned to Kenya to build her fashion Empire. Today, …
This Day/Arise Magazine: African Fashion Collective 2009 to Show at New York Fashion Week
L-R: Liya Kebede, Nigerian designer Fati Mohammed Asibuela & Alek Wek To dispel rumors that Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week, Fall 2009 would not be taking place in light of the economic recession, IMG sent out a press release yesterday with Fern Mallis, President of IMG, saying the following: “We are very proud and …
When Michelle Obama Wears African Fashion Designers
Michelle Obama is an unconventional woman when it comes to style. Beyond her obvious elegance, her choice of designers shows she is committed to wearing emerging designers as she is the big names. It has now been confirmed the soon to be First Lady will wear the designs of Atlanta based bridal designer Cassandra Broomfield …
Diane von Furstenberg Rock Goddess Spring Collection 2009
Titled “Rock Goddess,” and held September 7th, 2008, the Spring 2009 Diane von Furstenburg [DVF] show was pure drama, not so much from the actual clothes on the runway, which were, for the most part, on point, but from the who is who celebrities [celebs] present at the shows. Pre-event backstage was brimming and full …
Will Korto Momolu Make it to New York Fashion Week?
As we at Ladybrille prepare for the exciting week of shows at the upcoming New York Fashion Week, Spring 2009, one of the pressing questions on our minds is whether Korto Momolu will make it to New York Fashion Week? Will she debut her collection at the prestigious event? The Project Runway Season finale show …